Curwen

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A family name of English origin, most associated with the Cumbrian gentry of the Workington area
2. An English surname with roots in Cumberland, borne by several notable families and individuals over the centuries
3. A surname of northern English origin, linked historically to landed families in the county of Cumberland

Etymology: Curwen is a surname, so as a noun it is a proper name, written with a capital letter. Surnames of this kind usually began as descriptions of a place or a trade and were fixed as hereditary names in the Middle Ages, and Curwen is probably of that sort, though the specific place or meaning it came from is uncertain. Its use is mainly as the name of a family or of the people who carry it.