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• Tweed Origin and Immigration
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• Tweed Surname Distribution
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  • Distribution of Tweed Families in the US in 1840
  • Distribution of Tweed Families in the US in 1880
  • Distribution of Tweed Families in the US in 1920
  • Distribution of Tweed Families in England and Wales in 1891

Origin of Tweed Total Records: 2  Origin of Tweed, Meaning of Tweed Origin: I believe the Tweeddale was changed when My grandfather traveled from Scotland to the US and told they changed the name the TWEEDALE to pronounce the name better. I am told the name originated because of the river of tweed. Surnames: Tweedale, Tweeddale, Tweedie Submitted by: Jon Tweedale Origin of Tweed, Meaning of Tweed Origin: Tweedwell:----comes from a dweller by Tweeds Well in southern Scotland. "Tweeds Well" is a spring that is the origin of the Tweed River. Located in the Borders Region ( old Peebleshire) and just upstream from the villiage of Tweedsmuir Surnames: Twidwell-Tweedwell Submitted by: Olen Twidwell 12/5/2008 4:22 PM Page 1 of 1

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