Tew Surname
Approximately 15,819 people bear this surname
Tew Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tew,' two parishes in Oxfordshire, Great and Little Tew. This surname could also be derived from: 'tew', Welsh for 'fat'. It has early recorded use in Kerry, Montgomeryshire, but may have died out.
Read More About This SurnameTew Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,363 | 1:49,227 | 5,968 |
| Malaysia | 4,279 | 1:6,893 | 859 |
| England | 2,506 | 1:22,234 | 3,110 |
| Australia | 274 | 1:98,524 | 11,165 |
| Senegal | 256 | 1:56,951 | 834 |
| Canada | 253 | 1:145,635 | 14,918 |
| Mauritania | 215 | 1:19,046 | 1,743 |
| Wales | 169 | 1:18,311 | 1,977 |
| Thailand | 127 | 1:556,207 | 95,235 |
| New Zealand | 84 | 1:53,909 | 8,584 |
| South Africa | 70 | 1:773,967 | 53,253 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Scotland | 29 | 1:184,614 | 10,113 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,283 | 1:18,999 | 2,731 |
| Wales | 25 | 1:62,737 | 3,061 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:311,935 | 9,798 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 899 | 1:55,861 | 6,244 |
Tew (2,925) may also be a first name.
Tew Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tew,' two parishes in Oxfordshire, Great and Little Tew. This surname could also be derived from: 'tew', Welsh for 'fat'. It has early recorded use in Kerry, Montgomeryshire, but may have died out.
(Celtic) Fax, Plump [Welsh tew] John le Tieu.—Chesh. Chmbrlns’. Accts., A.D. 1359-60.
(English) belonging to Tew (Oxon), 13th cent. Tiwe, Domesday Tewa, Tewe, Teowe [the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Teów(e, Tiw(e, with a local sufi. lost: the Anglo-Saxon Tiw, Mars, also denoted the Runic T] Cp. Tewin.
(Welsh.) Fat, a corpulent person.
Tew is a name that has probably been confounded with Chew, also a Northamptonshire name. George Tew was rector of Lodington 200 years ago, and John Tewe was the incumbent of Collingtre in the reign of Henry VI. (Wh.).
Tew Demographics
Tew Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Tew Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tew Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tew (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻮ) is found most in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tew? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 33,566th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 460,683 people. The surname Tew occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Tew reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 134,214th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 2,925 people.
The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 7,363 people, or 1 in 49,227. In The United States it is most common in: North Carolina, where 27 percent reside, Alabama, where 12 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 27 percent reside and England, where 16 percent reside.
Tew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Tew has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tew last name expanded 819 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 676 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 242 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 214 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Tew Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Tew last name are 15.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.85% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Tew earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.19% more than the national average, earning R 406,812 per year; in United States they earn 5.9% less than the national average, earning $40,605 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $55,412 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiew | 86 | 4,666 | / |
| Thew | 86 | 2,467 | / |
| Teuw | 86 | 2,302 | / |
| Tewe | 86 | 1,592 | / |
| Teiw | 86 | 49 | / |
| Teaw | 86 | 22 | / |
| Teew | 86 | 13 | / |
| Tewf | 86 | 3 | / |
| Tejw | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tewt | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tevw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tewh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tesw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Thewe | 75 | 374 | / |
| Theuw | 75 | 50 | / |
| Thiew | 75 | 44 | / |
| Tewhe | 75 | 13 | / |
| Teewe | 75 | 8 | / |
| Teawe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Teiwe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Tejws | 75 | 4 | / |
| Tgeew | 75 | 3 | / |
| Theaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hteew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Teeww | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tiehw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Teb | 67 | 881 | / |
| Tev | 67 | 611 | / |
| Tiw | 67 | 171 | / |
| Tef | 67 | 73 | / |
| Teeweh | 67 | 68 | / |
| Tjw | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tyw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Httewe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Htheew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teejhw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Theewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Theawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teschw | 67 | 0 | / |
Tew Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tew in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﻮ | tw | 90.91 |
| ﺍﻟﺘﻮ | altw | 4.55 |
| ﺗﻴﻮ | tyw | 4.55 |
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