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Origin of Kew Total Records: 4  Origin of Kew, Meaning of Kew Origin: Acksheugh, hilly lands covered with oaks. Aschau, local, a town on the bend of a river in Sleswick, Denmark. Askew, crooked, from the Danish. Surnames: Askew Submitted by: Origin of Kew, Meaning of Kew Origin: Rokewood/Rookwood English origin means Crow woods (or woods full of crows) Surnames: Rokewood Submitted by: glitz Origin of Kew, Meaning of Kew Origin: Kewn is a celtic name from the Ise of Man which translates as Johnson. Surnames: KEWN Submitted by: Amanda Taylor Origin of Kew, Meaning of Kew Origin: The Takewell surname "Takewell" is derived from the Middle English verb "tuck(en)", meaning "to full cloth". Thus this term was applied to a tucker or fuller who did his job well. In the Middle Ages, the tucker scoured and thickened the raw cloth by beating and trampling it in water. It is also possible that this surname is ultimately of Morman French orgin, denoting "one who came from Touqueville", the name of a place in Normandy. Variants of the surname Takewell include Tockwell, Tuckwell, Tagwell, and Tugwell. One of the earliest references to this name or to a variant is a record of one Johanna Takewell, daughter of Jhois Takewell, who was baptised in Kingston Upon Thomas, Co. Surrey, in 1545. However, research is of course ongoing and the Takewell name may have been documentede even earlier than the date indicated above. The marriage of Grace Tockwell and John Poole is registered in Painswick, Gloucestershire, in 1650 and Elizabeth Tackwill, daughter of George Tackwill and Mary, was christened in Longworth, Berkshire, in 1734. The Takewell Family has many many desendants from south La. to Yorkshire England. It is believed by many in the Takewell family that in North America our family originated from the Choctaw indians. Some of my research suggest the name originated in England. Not all of the names are listed on the family tree, because I have yet to link them to other individuals in the family. Two of them are William Takewell who is listed on a North Carolina militia regiment. The roll he was listed on was taken on Oct. 8 1754. Sarah Takewell was married in Yorkshire England in 1777. The modern spelling of most surnames is comparatively recent and is usally a phonic rendering of the name which is found in the parish registers of the seventeenth and eighteenth century. However it should be noted that the name itself, in its various orthographic forms, may have been borne by the same family for a previous three or four hundred years. Surnames: TAKEWELL Submitted by: Michael Takewell 11/8/2009 12:09 PM Page 1 of 1

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