Show ContentsTeves History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Teves is most likely derived from the Irish Gaelic Ó Teibhlin; however, there are some scholars, who think that this name came from Ó Seibhleain, and is simply a variant of the name Shevlin.

Early Origins of the Teves family

The surname Teves was first found in County Cavan, and the north of County Meath.

Early History of the Teves family

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Teves Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tevlin, O'Tevlin, Tevelin and others.

Early Notables of the Teves family

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Migration of the Teves family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Joseph Tevelen, who immigrated to Louisiana in 1720; James Tevlin, who settled in New York in 1835; Pat Tevelin, who was naturalized in South Carolina in 1841.


Contemporary Notables of the name Teves (post 1700) +

  • Miles Teves (b. 1963), American Hollywood artist and conceptual designer
  • Margarito "Gary" B. Teves (b. 1943), Secretary of the Department of Finance of the Philippines


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