Southwick History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

Early Origins of the Southwick family

The surname Southwick was first found in Kirkcudbrightshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Chille Chuithbheirt), part of the present day Council Area of Dumfries and Galloway, former county in Southwestern Scotland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Gilbert Southwick was son of Gospatrick, son of Orm, Earl of Northumberland. The parish of Southwick in Durham is of particular interest to the family. "The estate was once the property of a family named Suthwyk, and afterwards formed part of the possessions of the Hedworths."

Early History of the Southwick family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Southwick research. Another 108 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1274, 1292, 1296, 1298, 1600, 1660 and 1737 are included under the topic Early Southwick History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Southwick Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Southwick, Southaik, Sowtheake, Sowdeak and others.

Early Notables of the Southwick family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Gilbert Southwick of Dumfries...
Lawrence and Cassandra Burnell Southwick (ca...

Southwick Ranking

In the United States, the name Southwick is the 8,692^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Southwick migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Southwick Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Southwick, who arrived in Salem, MA sometime between 1620 and 1650
Lawrence and Cassandra Southwick, who settled in Massachusetts in 1630
Lawrence and Cassandra Burnell Southwick (c. 1600-1660) devout Quakers, born in Kingswinford, Staffordshire, they emigrated to Salem, Massachusetts around 1637
Lawrence Southwick, who landed in Salem, Massachusetts in 1639 2
Provided Southwick, who settled in Salem, Massachusetts in 1639

Southwick Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Thomas Southwick, who arrived in Virginia in 1742

Southwick Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mr. Southwick, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1822 2
Stephen Southwick, and A. H. Southwick who arrived in Galveston, TX in 1839
D. F. Southwick, who arrived in San Francisco in 1851
J E Southwick, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 2

Southwick migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Southwick Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

T.L. Southwick, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Childe Harold" in 1849 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Southwick (post 1700) +

Wayne Orin Southwick M.D. (1923-2016), American surgeon and academic, 1st Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation at Yale University from 1958 until 1979
Leslie H. Southwick (b. 1950), American federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Richard E. Southwick, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Michigan State Senate 26th District, 1906, 1916 4
Orrin Southwick, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Seneca County, 1851 4
Kevin Southwick, American Libertarian politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 25th District, 1988 4
Joseph Southwick, American politician, Representative from New York 32nd District, 1882 4
John L. Southwick, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1912 4
J. C. Southwick, American politician, Member of South Dakota State Senate 28th District, 1917-20 4
George Newell Southwick (1863-1912), American Republican politician, U.S. Representative from New York, 1895-99, 1901-11; Defeated, 1898 4
Edward E. Southwick, American politician, Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1900 4
... (Another 8 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) CHILDE HAROLD 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849ChildeHarold.htm
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html