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Andrewartha

Andrewartha and Trewartha are Cornish family names.

"Cornish names" says:

  • Nouns:
    • "tre" a "town", feminine, maybe a hamlet or house
    • "tref : village, town", Brythonic Celt Welsh about 4-500 AD
  • Adjectives:
    • "Wartha" : "upper" (maybe higher or greater or on a hill)
      • cf. "Wollas" : "lower" (maybe smaller or lesser or in a valley, of the two).
  • Definite article:
    • "An" used as : "of the", "in the", "on the", "at the", in place names. Brythonic Celt Cornish language (Dexter, p. 18).

The book mentions " Trewartha" (p. 25), and "Andrewartha" (p. 60).

The "Handbook of Cornish Names" states: "Trewartha" is a Cornish name meaning "Upper Farm" or "Upper Homestead".