Kew Surname

75,785th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Kew Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the cook.'

Nicholas le Keu, Nottinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter le Keu, Oxfordshire, ibid.

The same individual is thus described: William le Keu, 1301. Writs of Parliament.

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Kew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia2,1131:13,9581,432
England1,6551:33,6674,452
Australia5861:46,0685,764
United States5861:618,53150,040
Canada4951:74,4368,412
South Africa2421:223,87523,373
Singapore2141:25,7371,008
Indonesia1081:1,224,53086,214
Scotland851:62,9865,075
Thailand791:894,156140,446
Papua New Guinea631:129,42417,695
Qatar621:38,0323,887
Wales301:103,1518,167
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Denmark71:806,38843,211
China61:227,886,92811,701
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Macau21:300,8151,009
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8441:28,8813,899
Scotland181:207,9567,652
Wales121:130,7015,289
Isle of Man61:9,045877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1041:482,87234,278

The alternate forms: Kéw (1) are calculated separately.

Kew (4,676) may also be a first name.

Kew Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the cook.'

Nicholas le Keu, Nottinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter le Keu, Oxfordshire, ibid.

The same individual is thus described: William le Keu, 1301. Writs of Parliament.

William Cocus, 1302. Writs of Parliament.

William le Keu, or Cocus, 1306. Writs of Parliament.

(a) Local, 'of Kew,' the well known parish in the the Diocese of Rochester.

1688. Thomas Palfrey and Mary Kew: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1809. Married — John Kew and Flora Sharman: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From the occupation of "cook," AF. keu, OF. queux (from Latin coquus). John le Keu, a Scots prisoner taken at the capture of Dunbar Castle, was sent to Montgomery Castle in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 177). William le Keu of Knolle in the county of Lanark and Richard le Keu of the county of Fife, rendered homage for their lands in the same year (ibid., p. 205), and Cristin le Cu of Stratherne was a Scots prisoner in Carlisle Castle in 1305 (ibid., p. 449). The seal of William of Knolle bears a raven and S' Will' Cod de Knol (ibid., p. 553). Hugh Kew de Den was a notary public in Aberdeen in 1451 (SCM., V, p. 21).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

1 a contraction of MacHugh, q.v.

2 Cook [Anglo-French keu, Latin cocus] John le Keu.—Hundred Rolls The present-day French forms are Le Queu and Le Queux.

3 Bel. to Kew (Surrey), late 15th cent. Kay-Hough, later Kay-How(e, Kay-Hoo, Kai-Ho = the Quay by the Bluff or Ridge [v. under Kay (A-.French-Celt.), and Hough and Hoo]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Contracted from Mac Hugh, the Anglicised form of Mac Aedha.

In translations from the Irish MSS., Aedh is always made Hugh, which is a Teutonic name with an altogether different meaning.

‘Brian Mc Hugh Oge, Mac Mahon, and Ever Mac Cowley came in with those their complaints.’ It was always an uncommon name, and is now scarcely found.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Kew Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kew Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kew (Arabic: كيو, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮ) is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may be rendered as: Kéw. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kew? popularity and diffusion

Kew is the 75,785th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,125,664 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 41 percent of Kew reside; 39 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 34 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kew is also the 100,232nd most common first name on earth, borne by 4,676 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 2,113 people, or 1 in 13,958. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Selangor, where 31 percent are found, Johor, where 19 percent are found and Perak, where 17 percent are found. Beside Malaysia this last name occurs in 55 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Kew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kew has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 196 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 563 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 472 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kew Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kew last name is chiefly Anglican (91%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kew surname are 4.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.35% registered with the political party.

The amount Kew earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 73.72% more than the national average, earning 601,215 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 54.76% more than the national average, earning R 367,764 per year; in United States they earn 3.6% more than the national average, earning $44,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.53% more than the national average, earning $49,948 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kéw891/
Kiew864,066/
Khew861,272/
Kewe86793/
Keaw86121/
Keuw8663/
Keew8625/
Keww863/
Kewp863/
Kewf862/
Kewh861/
Kgew861/
Gkew861/
Keyw861/
Keiw860/
Keawe75224/
Khiew75140/
Kehew75111/
Kheew7518/
Keeww7516/
Keiwe7515/
Kheaw759/
Keejw755/
Khewe753/
Keehw753/
Keywe753/
Hkeew752/
Keawt752/
Keesw751/
Keyws751/
Keewe751/
Hkews751/
Kewth751/
Kehwe751/
Kef671,168/
Kiw67276/
Kev67148/
Kyw678/
Qew678/
Kjw676/
Kquewe674/
Kheesw673/
Keeeew671/
Kkchew671/
Kewowa671/
Keeswt671/
Kewsch670/

Kew Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kew in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮkw-
Kew in the Arabic language
كيوkyw-

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