Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
CHADWICK
As described 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.
Surname type: Location or geographical feature
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English