Tewksbury History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Tewksbury family

The surname Tewksbury was first found in Gloucestershire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century. At the taking of the Domesday Book Tewksbury was a large market town having 2 mills, a fishery, and a salt house. It's ancient name was Tedechsberrie. The Normans built a great Abbey church.

Early History of the Tewksbury family

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Tewksbury Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tewksbury, Tueksbury, Tuxbury, Tucksbury and many more.

Early Notables of the Tewksbury family

Distinguished members of the family include

the Tewksbury family of Gloucestershire

Tewksbury Ranking

In the United States, the name Tewksbury is the 12,502^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Tewksbury migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tewksbury Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Henry Tewksbury, who arrived in Newbury, Massachusetts in 1663 2

Tewksbury Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

D B Tewksbury, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Tewksbury (post 1700) +

Walter B. John Tewksbury (1876-1968), American two time gold, two time silver and one time bronze Olympic medalist for athletics during the 1900 games
Henry Peter Tewksbury (1923-2003), American film and television director
John Walter Beardsley Tewksbury (1876-1968), American track and field athlete
Robert Alan Tewksbury (b. 1960), American Major League Baseball pitcher
Mark Tewksbury (b. 1968), Canadian swimmer and Olympic medal holder

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)