Chadwick Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Chadwick Name Meaning: Name given to those living in the various places called Chadwick

One place in Worcestershire & one in Merseyside are named as 'Ceadda's dairy farm'. Caedda was the name of an Anglo-Saxon bishop, St Chad & 'wic' was Old English for dairy farm

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Chadwick Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Chadwick family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,913
Cotton Weaver 592
Coal Miner 214
General Labourer 130
Cotton Spinner 93
Cotton Operative 91
Dress Maker 88
Cotton Winder 83
Living On Own Means 83
House Keeper 76
Domestic Servant 61
Farmer 61
Labourer 60
Carter 59
Living On Her Own Means 59
Clerk 45
Joiner 45
Blacksmith 44
Laundress 42
Agricultural Labourer 39
Woollen Weaver 39
Grocer 38
Cotton Piecer 34
General Servant 33
Butcher 32

Chadwick Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Chadwick 100% 93,302
2 Chidwick 88% 828
3 Chedwick 88% 294

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The surname Chadwick is the most popular version of all its varients

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