Birkbeck
English
Etymology
Habitational surname from a minor place in Westmorland, from Old Norse birki (“birch”) + bekkr (“stream”).
Proper noun
Birkbeck (countable and uncountable, plural Birkbecks)
- A surname from Old Norse.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in DeWitt County, Illinois, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Birkbeck is the 54864th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 375 individuals. Birkbeck is most common among White (90.67%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Birkbeck”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 163.