Thew Surname

174,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7641:474,42340,290
Australia5661:47,6965,965
England5551:100,39310,603
Malaysia2621:112,5737,518
Canada1031:357,72432,292
New Zealand801:56,6048,933
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Wales141:221,03813,576
Senegal101:1,457,9343,873
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
France71:9,488,960336,266
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
China41:341,830,39216,990
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3931:62,0247,207
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1601:313,86724,665

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).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thewe89374/
Theuw8950/
Thiew8944/
Theaw891/
Tew8615,819/
Htheew801/
Theewe801/
Theawe801/
Tiew754,666/
Teuw752,302/
Tewe751,592/
Thev7554/
Teiw7549/
Teaw7522/
Teew7513/
Tewf753/
Tejw752/
Tewt752/
Thiw752/
Tewh751/
Thyw751/
Tesw751/
Tevw751/
Theawtt730/
Thiwe67576/
Thief6763/
Thevs6747/
Theav6716/
Thefe6716/
Tewhe6713/
Theif679/
Teewe678/
Thaiw676/
Teawe675/
Tejws674/
Teiwe674/
Tihwe673/
Tephe673/
Theff673/
Tgeew673/
Thiev673/
Thetf672/
Theef672/
Teeww671/
Tyhwe671/
Thife671/
Tiehw671/
Theuf671/
Hteew671/
Teheb671/
Thjwz671/
Thefz670/
Theaf670/
Tiphe670/

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Thew Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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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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