The Tweedy Family Name

The same name, two spellings: Tweedy and Tweedie. The family name meaning is “Someone who came from the lands of Tweedie (hemming in)”, the same as for Tweedie.

How the spelling arose

The two spellings differ in a small detail: Tweedy has “y” where Tweedie has “ie”. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

How common is Tweedy?

3,516 Americans were listed as Tweedy in the 2010 census.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Tweedie and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

For the full story, order the Tweedy surname pack.