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frew Name Meaning and History

Scottish: habitational name from the Fords of Frew, a fortified site on the Forth river, probably so called from a British element frwd ‘current’, ‘stream’. This place was the lowest crossing point on the river Forth, and so an important strategic location in the Middle Ages.

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Distribution of frew Families in the US in 1920
Number of frew families
 55-107
 19-54		 1-18
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