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Surtees Surname Origin
(Locality). From Sur-Tees, that is, on the river Tees or Tay, in the county of Durham, England, where the first of the family settled.
Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import; Arthur, William, M.A.; New York, NY: Sheldon, Blake, Bleeker & CO., 1857.
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