What We Know About the Chew Surname

The 2010 census count for Chew in the United States was 8,905, good for rank 3,988. That puts it among the top 5,000 US surnames.

Arms associated with the name

Heraldry follows families, not surnames. A Chew coat of arms, where one exists, belonged to a specific line.

Surname origin

Standard surname dictionaries do not settle the origin of Chew, so we research it family by family rather than guess. Census returns, passenger lists and civil registers are the best places to follow a Chew line back.

Chew is a last name with a clear footprint in official records. Want more than a summary? See the Chew family name pack.