Tween History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The distinguished name Tween is derived from the Old English word "twin," meaning "thread, string," and would denote an occupational name for someone in that trade. 1

While generally regarded as an Anglo Saxon name, it may have originated in Normandy where William Tuine was listed in the Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae (1180-1195.) 2

Early Origins of the Tween family

The surname Tween was first found in Hampshire where the Feet of Fines for 1422 recorded Edmund Twyne as holding lands there at that time. 1

Nicholas and Richard Twin were recorded in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1272, but no counties were listed. 2 A very learned family, the Register of the University of Oxford had two early entries: Thomas Twyne, 1564 and Laurence Twine, 1564. 3

Early History of the Tween family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tween research. Another 185 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1139, 1501, 1510, 1543, 1544, 1548, 1576, 1579, 1581, 1600, 1612, 1613, 1624, 1644, 1698 and 1750 are included under the topic Early Tween History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Tween Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Twyne, Twine, Twiene, Twynne, Twin, Twinn, Twain and others.

Early Notables of the Tween family

Distinguished members of the family include John Twyne (1501?-1581), English schoolmaster and author, born about 1501 at Bullingdon, Hampshire, the son of William Twyne, and was descended from Sir Brian Twyne of Long Parish in the same county. His son, Lawrence Twyne (fl. 1576), was a...
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Tween migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Tween Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Denham Tween, (b. 1799), aged 20, English farm labourer who was convicted in Essex, England for life for burglary, transported aboard the "Coromandel" on 27th October 1819, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land), he died in 1873 4

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 12th March 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/coromandel