Rew Surname
Approximately 3,170 people bear this surname
Rew Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the rew,' a row, from residence therein. 'The shady side of a street. (Halliwell). It could also be a variant of Raw and Row.
'And lete anon commande to hacke and hewe The okes old, and lay hem on a rew.
Read More About This SurnameRew Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,748 | 1:207,356 | 20,314 |
| England | 582 | 1:95,735 | 10,197 |
| Canada | 166 | 1:221,961 | 21,363 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Australia | 152 | 1:177,603 | 18,018 |
| Scotland | 113 | 1:47,379 | 4,177 |
| New Zealand | 41 | 1:110,447 | 14,290 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:147,359 | 10,403 |
| Taiwan | 21 | 1:1,116,416 | 7,706 |
| South Korea | 15 | 1:3,416,017 | 641 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 16 | 1:276,867 | 11,455 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 421 | 1:57,899 | 6,817 |
| Scotland | 101 | 1:37,062 | 2,907 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:104,561 | 4,503 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 365 | 1:137,585 | 13,032 |
Rew (512) may also be a first name.
Rew Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the rew,' a row, from residence therein. 'The shady side of a street. (Halliwell). It could also be a variant of Raw and Row.
'And lete anon commande to hacke and hewe The okes old, and lay hem on a rew.': Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.
John atte Rewe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Richard atte Rewe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
William in the rew, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
Adam atte Rewe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
1603. John Rewe: Register of the University of Oxford.
1677. Baptised — Anne, d. John Rewe: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1789. Married — Alex. Rew and Elizabeth Wright: St. George, Hanover Square.
A surname now recorded in Laurencekirk. It may be from Row, Dumbartonshire, pronounced Roo. John Rew, rebel in Kilblain paroch, Kintyre, 1685 (Commons, p. 1). James Rew in Linlithgow, 1686 (RPC., 3. ser. XII, p. 492).
(English) Dweller in a Row [Middle English rewe, Old English rǽw] Adam atte Rewe.—Subsidy-Roll, Soms., A.D. 1327.
And leet comande anon to hakke and hewe The okes olde, and leye hem on a rewe.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 2865-6.
(French-Latin) for 1 the French De la Rue = Of the Street [French rue, a street; like O.Ital. ruga, fromLatin ruga, a wrinkle, ridge] Usque ad locum qui vocatur Tudella, in ruga ejusdem S. Germani.—Charter, A.D. 1165; Brachet.
2 the French Delru, Delrieu = Of the Brooklet [French ru, Old French riu, from Low Latin riu-s for Latin riv-us, a watercourse]
Rewe, a parish in Devonshire.
John, Peter, Richard, Robert, Roger de Rua, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). John and Matthew Rue, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
A location name in Devon Rue, Dorset.
Rew Demographics
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Rew Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rew Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rew (Tibetan: རིའུ།) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rew? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 140,721st most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,298,910 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Rew live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. Rew is also the 373,684th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 512 people.
The surname Rew is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,748 people, or 1 in 207,356. In The United States it is most numerous in: Nevada, where 10 percent reside, Maryland, where 9 percent reside and Missouri, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.
Rew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Rew has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rew surname increased 479 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 138 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 112 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rew Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Rew last name is principally Anglican (94%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Rew last name are 27.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.06% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Rew earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 48.01% more than the national average, earning R 351,732 per year; in United States they earn 0.89% more than the national average, earning $43,532 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.27% more than the national average, earning $55,778 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhew | 86 | 1,101 | / |
| Rewe | 86 | 234 | / |
| Riew | 86 | 37 | / |
| Reew | 86 | 14 | / |
| Reaw | 86 | 11 | / |
| Reiw | 86 | 6 | / |
| Rewf | 86 | 2 | / |
| Reww | 86 | 2 | / |
| Rgew | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hrew | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rehw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rewz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rewsh | 75 | 122 | / |
| Hreew | 75 | 88 | / |
| Rhiew | 75 | 24 | / |
| Reiwe | 75 | 13 | / |
| Reaws | 75 | 7 | / |
| Rhewh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Riehw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Reyws | 75 | 1 | / |
| Reehw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rehjw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rgeew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Reewe | 75 | 0 | / |
| Reb | 67 | 1,150 | / |
| Rev | 67 | 310 | / |
| Ref | 67 | 174 | / |
| Riw | 67 | 13 | / |
| Reejhw | 67 | 12 | / |
| Reejwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ryw | 67 | 6 | / |
| Reeshw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rjw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Reevws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reavws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hrgeew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reechw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rgeehw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reschw | 67 | 0 | / |
| Reichw | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rewsch | 67 | 0 | / |
Rew Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rew in the Tibetan language | ||
| རིའུ། | ri'u | - |
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