The thwing Surname
thwing Name Meaning and History
Apparently an English habitational name from the place so called in
East Yorkshire, named with Old Scandinavian þvengr or Old
English þweng ‘narrow strip of land’. The surname, however,
does not appear in English sources.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 5 - Messages: 11
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| THWING/TWING family | Jathan Pfeifle | 4 |
| JONES Paulette THWING and Golda Ruth |
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| Luther Thwing MA-NY-MI 1806-1846 L. Andrews |
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| 4 |
| Agnes A. McLeod Thwing Harriet Thwing Kirby |
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| Obit - Franklin John Thwing | Karla | 0 |
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