| ![Show Contents]() Traywick History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of TraywickWhat does the name Traywick mean? The Traywick surname comes from Trevithick, now a lost village in Cornwall, England. As such, it is classed as a habitation surname. The place name Trevithick literally means "the physician's dwelling," from the Cornish and Welsh "tre," a homestead, etc. + "vethic," Cornish methic or medhec + Welsh meddyg (Latin medic), a physician. 1 Over the centuries, the name evolved with variants like Traywick and later the shortened form Trawick, all retaining a similar phonetic sound. Early Origins of the Traywick familyThe surname Traywick was first found in Cornwall, England where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Trevithick in St Columb Major and Minor. 2 The first record found of the family was Geoffrey Treuethec was was listed at Putnam, Cornwall in 1359. The family was rare as the next record found was that of Nicholas Trevittlck who was listed at Devon in 1642. A few years later, John Trevedicke was listed in Suffolk in 1674. 2 Early History of the Traywick familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Traywick research. Another 68 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1359, 1642, 1668, 1674, 1700 and 1788 are included under the topic Early Traywick History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Traywick Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Trevithick, Trevethick, Trevetheck, Trevethick and others. Early Notables of the Traywick family- Robarde Traweek, born in 1668 in Cornwall, he emigrated to America where his son Robert Traweek (1700-1788) establishing the North Carolinian roots of the Traywick family...
- Randy Travis (Traywick), the famous country music singer claims descendancy from this line...
Migration of the Traywick familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Trevithick, and William Trevithick who were recorded in the census of Ontario, Canada in 1871; Wm. Trevitheck, who came to Detroit in 1866; and James Trevithick, who arrived in Colorado in 1889..
| Contemporary Notables of the name Traywick (post 1700) | + |
- Randy Traywick (b. 1959), birth name of Randy Travis, American multiple award winning country singer and actor
- Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
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