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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

References

  1. ^ "Toews Name Meaning & Toews Family History at Ancestry.ca®".