Andrewartha

Andrewartha and Trewartha are Cornish family names.

Etymology
Cornish Names says:
 * Nouns:
 * "tre" a "town", feminine, maybe a hamlet or house
 * "tref: village, town", Brythonic Celt Welsh about 4-500 AD
 * Adjectives:
 * "Wartha": "upper" (maybe higher or greater or on a hill)
 * cf. "Wollas": "lower" (maybe smaller or lesser or in a valley, of the two).
 * Definite article:
 * "An" used as: "of the", "in the", "on the", "at the", in place names. Brythonic Celt Cornish language (Dexter, p. 18).

The book mentions "Trewartha" (p. 25), and "Andrewartha" (p. 60).

The Handbook of Cornish Names states: "Trewartha" is a Cornish name meaning "Upper Farm" or "Upper Homestead".

People

 * Herbert Andrewartha (1907–1992), Australian research scientist in the fields of entomology, biology, zoology and animal ecology
 * Janet Andrewartha (born 1952), Australian actress
 * John Andrewartha, Cornish-born American architect and civil engineer
 * Roy Andrewartha, Welsh snooker player, finalist at the 1977, 1978, 1979 & 1984 World Snooker Championships
 * Jake Andrewartha, Australian Olympian judoka, 2014 Commonwealth Games Medalist and professional wrestler