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There are approximately 6,450 people named Dewar in the UK. That makes it the 1,641th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 102 are named Dewar.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


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The Dewar surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

DEWAR. A hamlet in the parish of Heriot, Edinburghshire. The patriarch of the flimily is said to have received the lands of Dewar in reward for his having slain a formidable wolf. Gaz. of Scotlancl.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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