Dew Family History
Dew Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): habitational name for someone from Eu in Seine-Maritime France with fused preposition d(e). See Doe English: topographic name perhaps from Middle English deu deaw dywe ‘dew’ probably used in the sense ‘damp ground’ or ‘dew pond’. Welsh: nickname meaning ‘stout thickset’ Welsh tew a soft-mutated form of dew. In some cases the name may arise from a North Welsh pronunciation of du ‘black dark swarthy’; however this is normally Anglicized as Dye . See also Dee .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022