Chew

Etymology

 * As an English surname, Chew has a number of separate origins:
 * A toponymic surname referring to a place in Billington, Lancashire. It was originally spelled Cho, from, which is possibly a descendant of , denoting a ravine.
 * A toponymic surname referring to Chew Magna or Chew Stoke in Somerset, England.
 * A nickname from Old English, , which refers to smaller chattering species of crow, in particular the red-billed chough.
 * As a Chinese surname, borrowed from,  ,  , etc.

Derived terms

 * Chew Magna
 * Chew Stoke

Statistics

 * According to the 2010 United States Census, Chew is the 3988th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8905 individuals. Chew is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (39.7%), White (37.73%), and Black/African American (14.54%) individuals.