Trewartha

Trewartha

Trewartha is a Cornish family name.

According to the "Handbook of Cornish Names" by G Pawsley White, "Trewartha" is a Cornish name meaning "Upper Farm" or "Upper Homestead".

"Tre" = Above, Upper

"Wartha" = Farm, Homestead

As "An" is Cornish for The, and "Dre" is mutated from the Cornish "The" "Andrewartha" means "The Upper Farm" or "The Upper Homestead" and it is generally accepted that both names have the same meaning.


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