Fenwick

English

Etymology

From Old English fenn (“fen, marsh”) + wīc (“abode, dwelling-place”).

Proper noun

Fenwick (countable and uncountable, plural Fenwicks)

1. A small village in Kyloe parish, north Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU0640).
2. A village in Doncaster district, South Yorkshire, England.
3. A village in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4643).
4. A borough of Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.
5. An unincorporated community in Montcalm County, Michigan, United States.
6. A census-designated place in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States.
7. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Fenwickian

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fenwick is the 7254^th 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.