Tew
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English
Etymology 1
Two possible origins:
- English habitational surname from the villages of Great, Little and Duns Tew, in Oxfordshire, all from Old English tīewe (“row; lenghty object”) or tīwe (“meeting place, court”).
- Welsh nickname for a fat man, from Welsh tew (“plump”).
Proper noun
Tew (plural Tews)
- A surname.
Related terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Tew is the 6470th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5247 individuals. Tew is most common among White (94.43%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tew”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Etymology 2
Anglicisation of Old English Tīw from analogy with English Tuesday (Middle English Tewesday).
Proper noun
Tew
- (rare) Alternative form of Tiw (the god Tyr).
- 1892, Frederick York Powell, “Teutonic Heathendom”, in Religious Systems of the World: A Contribution to the Study of Comparative Religion, page 281:
- Frey and Tew were the chief gods of the Swedes and Franks, Thunder (Thórr) of the Reams and Throwends in West Norway.