Toews
Appearance
Toews is a surname of Russian Mennonite origin, an abbreviation of Matthäus (Matthews).[1] Notable people with this name include:
- Brian Toews (1941-2019), Canadian curler, 1984 Brier champion
- BT Toews (born 1966), Canadian basketball coach for the WJBL's Fujitsu Red Wave
- David Toews (born 1990), Canadian hockey player
- David Waltner-Toews (born 1948), Canadian epidemiologist, essayist, poet, fiction writer and veterinarian
- Devon Toews (born 1994), Canadian hockey player for the NHL's Colorado Avalanche
- Georgia Toews (born 1990), Canadian novelist
- Gisela Toews (born 1940), German speed skater
- Jeff Toews (born 1957), American former NFL offensive tackle and guard
- John E. Toews, Canadian historian of 19th-century Germany at the University of Washington
- Jonathan Toews (born 1988), Canadian hockey player for the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks
- Kai Toews (born 1998), Japanese basketball player for the B. League's Shiga Lakes
- Loren Toews (born 1951), American former professional football player
- Miriam Toews (born 1964), Canadian writer of Mennonite descent
- Vic Toews (born 1952), Canadian politician
See also
- Toews Lake, Manitoba, Canada, named after Jonathan Toews