Elwick

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Ella + wīc (“village”).[1]

Proper noun

Elwick (countable and uncountable, plural Elwicks)

(uncountable) A placename:
1. A village and civil parish in Hartlepool, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4532).
2. A village in Middleton parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1136).
(countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Elwick is the 121590^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 142 individuals. Elwick is most common among White (85.21%) individuals.

References

"Key to English Place Names". Key to English Place Names- Worth Kent. University of Nottingham.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Elwick”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 525.

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