Surtees

English

Etymology

Probably a habitational surname from an unidentified place, from Old French sur (“on, upon, above”) + Tees (“a river in England”).

Proper noun

Surtees (plural Surteeses)

1. A surname from French.

Derived terms

• Surteesian

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Surtees is the 93921^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 195 individuals. Surtees is most common among White (90.26%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Surtees”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.