Rew Surname

140,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

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.

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Rew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7481:207,35620,314
England5821:95,73510,197
Canada1661:221,96121,363
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Australia1521:177,60318,018
Scotland1131:47,3794,177
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
India261:29,502,515369,827
Wales211:147,35910,403
Taiwan211:1,116,4167,706
South Korea151:3,416,017641
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
France41:16,605,680368,153
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
China31:455,773,85521,925
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4211:57,8996,817
Scotland1011:37,0622,907
Wales151:104,5614,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3651:137,58513,032

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

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).

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

(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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Rewe, a parish in Devonshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

John, Peter, Richard, Robert, Roger de Rua, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). John and Matthew Rue, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Devon Rue, Dorset.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Rew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rew (Tibetan: རིའུ།) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rew? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 140,721st most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,298,910 people. Rew occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Rew live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 373,684th most widely held forename in the world, borne by 512 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,748 people, or 1 in 207,356. In The United States Rew is primarily found in: Nevada, where 10 percent live, Maryland, where 9 percent live and Missouri, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States Rew is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Rew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rew has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 479 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 138 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 112 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rew Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rew last name are 27.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.06% registered with 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

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Rhew861,101/
Rewe86234/
Riew8637/
Reew8614/
Reaw8611/
Reiw866/
Rewf862/
Reww862/
Rgew861/
Hrew861/
Rehw861/
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Rewsh75122/
Hreew7588/
Rhiew7524/
Reiwe7513/
Reaws757/
Rhewh752/
Riehw751/
Reyws751/
Reehw751/
Rehjw751/
Rgeew751/
Reewe750/
Reb671,150/
Rev67310/
Ref67174/
Riw6713/
Reejhw6712/
Reejwe677/
Ryw676/
Reeshw674/
Rjw674/
Reevws671/
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Hrgeew671/
Reechw671/
Rgeehw671/
Reschw670/
Reichw670/
Rewsch670/

Rew Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rew in the Tibetan language
རིའུ།ri'u-

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