The surname Tevis 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.
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Early Origins of the Tevis family
The surname Tevis was first found in County Cavan, and the north of County Meath.
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Early History of the Tevis family
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Tevis Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Tevlin, O'Tevlin, Tevelin and others.
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Early Notables of the Tevis family
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Tevis Ranking
In the United States, the name Tevis is the 15,641st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
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Tevis migration to the United States
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Tevis Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
Johan Tevis, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1752-1753 2
Contemporary Notables of the name Tevis (post 1700)
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Paul Tevis, American Ennie-award winning podcaster
Lloyd Tevis (1824-1899), American banker and capitalist, President of Wells Fargo & Company from 1872 to 1892
Peter Tevis (1937-2006), American folk singer
Walter Stone Tevis (1928-1984), American novelist and short story writer, three of his novels were adapted into major films: The Hustler, The Color of Money and The Man Who Fell to Earth
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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