Dewey Family History
Dewey Name Meaning
Welsh: from the personal name Dewi Welsh form of David . In some cases the name may arise from the dedication of parish churches in places called Llanddewi (Saint David's) of which there are several. Anglicized form of a French Huguenot surname of uncertain form and origin. Traditionally it is recorded as Douai a habitational name from a city so named in northern France but it could also be from Old Norman French du we(z) ‘of the ford’ from a variant of standard French gué ‘ford’. In some cases also an Americanized form of French Duguay . In some cases possibly also an Americanized form of Dutch De Weij (archaic De Wey): cognate of Van der Weij (see Wey ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022