Surname · also Welsh
Dewsbury
“fort”
Dewsbury is a surname from Welsh, ultimately from Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dewsbury goes back to Old English burh, meaning “fort.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Dewsbury comes from Welsh, and ultimately from Old English.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Dewsbury’s family of names
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“west” · “fortified place”
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“ash tree”
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