Dictionary of Family Names

Origin of the Surname WARWICK.

WARWICK. The county town of Warwickshire, England. Camden derives it from guarth, Cornish British, a safe-guard, a garrison, and wick, Saxon, a port or city. Somner says it was formerly called "wearing-wick," from wear and wick, a harbor.

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