Beswick is a surname, possibly derived from the town of Beswick, East Riding of Yorkshire and/or from the ancient village of Beswick, Greater Manchester. The surname is common in the Manchester and Bolton area.
Notable people with the surname include:
Hannah Beswick (1688–1758), a.k.a. the 'Manchester Mummy'
James Wright Beswick, founder of Beswick Pottery in Staffordshire, England
Steve Beswick, drummer with the band Slipstream
See also