Surtees

Probably a habitational surname from an unidentified place, from Old French sur (“on, upon, above”) + Tees (“a river in England”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsɜː.tiːz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsɝ.tiz/
• Homophone: certes
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)tiz

Surtees (plural Surteeses)

1. A surname from French.

• Surteesian

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Surtees is the 93921^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 195 individuals. Surtees is most common among White (90.26%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Surtees”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.