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Tew Family History

Tew Name Meaning

Welsh: nickname for a fat man from tew ‘plump’. English: habitational name from a place in Oxfordshire (Great Little and Duns Tew) named with an Old English tīewe ‘row lengthy object’ referring to the ridge on which these places are situated or from tīwe ‘meeting place court’. The surname has been established in Ireland since the 16th century. Chinese: Teochew Hokkien and Taiwanese form of the surnames 張 (see Zhang ) and 趙 (see Zhao ).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Dew, Kew, Lew, New, Rew, Hew, Thew, Pew, Mew, Jew

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Where is the Tew family from?

You can see how Tew families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Tew family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Tew families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 36 Tew families living in Ontario. This was about 86% of all the recorded Tew's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Tew families in 1911.

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What did your Tew ancestors do for a living?

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Top Male Occupations In 1921

Farmer
30%
Labourer
24%
Laborer
24%
Gardener
12%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

Teacher
100%

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Passenger Lists
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Draft Cards
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Census Records

There are 40,000 census records available for the last name Tew. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Tew census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Tew. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 9,000 military records available for the last name Tew. For the veterans among your Tew ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Tew lifespan?

Between 1947 and 2004, in the United States, Tew life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1947, and highest in 1971. The average life expectancy for Tew in 1947 was 30, and 75 in 2004.

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