Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
DEWEY
There are approximately 2,945 people named Dewey in the UK. That makes it the 3,323rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 47 are named Dewey.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
DoweyDewyea
Dew
Dewes
Dowie
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Deuey
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Dewe
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Dowiey
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Dewiz
Dewis
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The Dewey surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
Dewi, in the Welsh, is a contraction or rather a corruption of David.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
DEWEY. Walter de Dounai was a sreat
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.