Southwick

English

Etymology

From Old English sūþ (“south”) + wīċ (“village, specialized farm”).

Pronunciation

• (Hampshire, Northamptonshire) IPA^(key): /sʌðɪk/

Proper noun

Southwick (countable and uncountable, plural Southwicks)

1. (uncountable) A number of places in England:
   1. A village in Southwick and Widley parish, City of Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU6208).
   2. A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire (OS grid ref TL0192).
   3. A suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, on the north side of the River Wear (OS grid ref NZ3858).
   4. A town in Adur district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ2405).
   5. A village and civil parish in Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8355).
2. (uncountable) A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States.
3. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Southwick is the 8917^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3671 individuals. Southwick is most common among White (95.61%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Southwick”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.