Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
DEWAR
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
DEWAR. A hamlet in the parish of Heriot, Edinburghshire. The patriarch of the flimily is said to have received the lands of Dewar in reward for his having slain a formidable wolf. Gaz. of Scotlancl.
Origin: Celtic
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: Scotland
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: Gaelic