Toews

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