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Fenwick
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English
Etymology
From en ang fenn fen, marsh + ang wīc abode, dwelling-place, equivalent to en fen -wick.
Proper noun
~ s
en small village par/Kyloe north co/Northumberland cc/England OS grid ref NU0640.
en village dist/Doncaster co/South Yorkshire cc/England.
en village carea/East Ayrshire cc/Scotland OS grid ref NS4643.
en borough co/Middlesex County s/Connecticut c/US.
en unincorporated community co/Montcalm County s/Michigan c/US.
en CDP co/Nicholas County s/West Virginia c/US.
en habitational Old English.
Derived terms
en Fenwickian
en Phoenix surname respelling
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
en terms suffixed with -wick