The presitigious surname Treves is a symbol of an ancient Jewish heritage. Before the late Middle Ages, people were known only by a single name. However, as the population increased and travelers set out on their journeys, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves. Jewish hereditary surnames were adopted from a variety of different sources. The surname Treves is a Western Ashkenazic habitational surname, from the town of Trier on the Moselle. A modern interpretation of the derivation of this surname associates it with the German word dreifuss, which means tripod. The derivation as a habitational surname, however, is more probable.
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Contemporary Notables of the name Treves (post 1700)
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Alex Treves (b. 1929), American fencer in the team sabre event at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Jean François Trèves (b. 1930), French mathematician, specializing in partial differential equations, awarded the Leroy P. Steele Prize in 1991, Guggenheim Fellow in 1977, fellow of the American Mathematical Society
Vanni Emanuele Treves CBE (b. 1940), Italian former Chairman of Channel 4
Simon Treves, English actor, director and writer, best known for playing Harold 'Stinker' Pinker in Jeeves and Wooster
Frederick William Treves BEM (1925-2012), English character actor
Sir Frederick Treves (1853-1923), 1st Baronet, English surgeon, known for his friendship with Joseph Merrick, "the Elephant Man"
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