Fenwick
English
Etymology
From Old English fenn (“fen, marsh”) + wīc (“abode, dwelling-place”).
Proper noun
Fenwick (countable and uncountable, plural Fenwicks)
- A small village in Kyloe parish, north Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU0640).
- A village in Doncaster district, South Yorkshire, England.
- A village in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4643).
- A borough of Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Montcalm County, Michigan, United States.
- A census-designated place in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
- Fenwickian
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Fenwick is the 7254th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4597 individuals. Fenwick is most common among White (74.44%) and Black/African American (19.49%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fenwick”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 564.