Chew

See also: chew

English

Etymology

• As an English surname, Chew has a number of separate origins:
  • A toponymic surname referring to a place in Billington, Lancashire. It was originally spelled Cho, from Middle English cho, which is possibly a descendant of Old English *cēo (“gill”), denoting a ravine.
  • A toponymic surname referring to Chew Magna or Chew Stoke in Somerset, England.
  • A nickname from Old English ċīo, ċēo, which refers to smaller chattering species of crow, in particular the red-billed chough.
• As a Chinese surname, borrowed from Hokkien 周 (Chiu), Teochew 周 (ziu1), Cantonese 趙／赵 (ziu6), etc.

Proper noun

Chew (plural Chews)

1. A surname.
2. A river in Somerset, England.

Derived terms

• Chew Magna
• Chew Stoke

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Chew is the 3988^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8905 individuals. Chew is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (39.7%), White (37.73%), and Black/African American (14.54%) individuals.