Thew Surname
Approximately 2,467 people bear this surname
Thew Surname Definition:
(English) Servant, Bondsman, Slave [Middle English theow, O.E, þeów, þeówa] "... and pá þeówan drincað medo”
( , . . and the thews drink mead).—Ohthereand Wulfstan (K. Alfred).
Thew Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 764 | 1:474,423 | 40,290 |
| Australia | 566 | 1:47,696 | 5,965 |
| England | 555 | 1:100,393 | 10,603 |
| Malaysia | 262 | 1:112,573 | 7,518 |
| Canada | 103 | 1:357,724 | 32,292 |
| New Zealand | 80 | 1:56,604 | 8,933 |
| Ireland | 23 | 1:204,736 | 8,142 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Senegal | 10 | 1:1,457,934 | 3,873 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 393 | 1:62,024 | 7,207 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 160 | 1:313,867 | 24,665 |
Thew (428) may also be a first name.
Thew Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Servant, Bondsman, Slave [Middle English theow, O.E, þeów, þeówa] "... and pá þeówan drincað medo”
( , . . and the thews drink mead).—Ohthereand Wulfstan (K. Alfred).
Thew Demographics
Thew Political Affiliation
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Thew Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thew Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Thew is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Thew.
How Common Is The Last Name Thew? popularity and diffusion
Thew is the 174,030th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,954,011 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 32 percent of Thew are found; 32 percent are found in North America and 32 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Thew is also the 415,075th most frequently held forename at a global level, held by 428 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 764 people, or 1 in 474,423. In The United States it is mostly found in: Washington, where 15 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 23 percent are found and England, where 22 percent are found.
Thew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Thew has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 478 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 141 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 329 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 111 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Thew Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Thew surname is chiefly Methodist (57%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Thew last name are 18.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.1% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Thew earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.07% less than the national average, earning $41,824 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.8% more than the national average, earning $52,067 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thewe | 89 | 374 | / |
| Theuw | 89 | 50 | / |
| Thiew | 89 | 44 | / |
| Theaw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tew | 86 | 15,819 | / |
| Htheew | 80 | 1 | / |
| Theewe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Theawe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tiew | 75 | 4,666 | / |
| Teuw | 75 | 2,302 | / |
| Tewe | 75 | 1,592 | / |
| Thev | 75 | 54 | / |
| Teiw | 75 | 49 | / |
| Teaw | 75 | 22 | / |
| Teew | 75 | 13 | / |
| Tewf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Tejw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tewt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Thiw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tewh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thyw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tesw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tevw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Theawtt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Thiwe | 67 | 576 | / |
| Thief | 67 | 63 | / |
| Thevs | 67 | 47 | / |
| Theav | 67 | 16 | / |
| Thefe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Tewhe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Theif | 67 | 9 | / |
| Teewe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Thaiw | 67 | 6 | / |
| Teawe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tejws | 67 | 4 | / |
| Teiwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tihwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tephe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Theff | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tgeew | 67 | 3 | / |
| Thiev | 67 | 3 | / |
| Thetf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Theef | 67 | 2 | / |
| Teeww | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tyhwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tiehw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Theuf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hteew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teheb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thjwz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thefz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Theaf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Tiphe | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thew
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