Terwilliger Genealogy and Terwilliger Family History Information

The surname Terwilliger is of Dutch origin: possibly a habitational name meaning ‘at William’s’. It can also come from the place name Trewhitt in Northumberland. The first bearer of the Terwilliger surname was possibly a person who had come from that place to a new location.

Variations: Trywhitt, Terwitt, Trewitt, Trewhitt, Truitt, Terwit, Truet

Sources:

• http://www.ancestry.com/facts/terwilliger-family-history.ashx
• http://www.houseofnames.com/terwilliger-family-crest