English
Surtees
Surtees may come from Old French sur ‘on, upon, above’.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400sur‘on, upon, above’uncertain
- EnglishtodaySurtees
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400sur‘on, upon, above’uncertain
- EnglishtodaySurtees
The story
Probably a habitational surname from an unidentified place, from Old French sur (‘on, upon, above’) + Tees (‘a river in England’).
Every English word from Old French sur
Today it means
name A surname from French.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French sur / Surtees