About Tazewell
The surname Tazewell is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Taswell," which means "Tassa's well." The name likely originated as a locational surname, referring to someone who lived near a well owned by a person named Tassa. Over time, the spelling of the name evolved to Tazewell. Today, Tazewell is a relatively rare surname primarily found in the United States, particularly in the state of Virginia.
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Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Tazewell based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Tazewell in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Tazewell using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.