Where does “Surtees” come from?

Surtees (English) comes from Old French sur, from Frankish sūr, from Proto-Germanic sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European suHrós — sour, salty, bitter.

Ancestry of “Surtees”, step by step

Surtees traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French sur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsursour, biter
2Frankishsūracidic, sour; sour, acidic
3Proto-Germanicsūrazsour, acidic
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuHróssour, salty, bitter

via English Tees

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTeesRiver Tees

Words derived from “Surtees”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European suHrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūraz →Every word from Frankish sūr →