Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
CHADWICK
There are approximately 20,771 people named Chadwick in the UK. That makes it the 485th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 329 are named Chadwick.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
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The Chadwick surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) The cottage by the harbor, or sheltered place; from the Saxon Cyte and wick; Cyte signifies a cottage, and wick, a harbor, a sheltered place. It may be so called from the shad fisheries.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
CHADWICK. Chadwyke, a hamlet in the parish of Rochdale, the property of the family in the XIV. cent.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.