Blewet Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Blewet Surname Definition:

BLAWET: Hugh Blowet, herald of Scotland, alias 'Brucius heraldus de Scocia,' was confined in the Tower of London, 1401 (Bain, IV, 577,578). William Blawet or Blawat had a safe conduct into England, 1424 (ibid., 961,964). The name may be derived from Blae Wath near Gosford, Cumberland.

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Blewet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Blewet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

BLAWET: Hugh Blowet, herald of Scotland, alias 'Brucius heraldus de Scocia,' was confined in the Tower of London, 1401 (Bain, IV, 577,578). William Blawet or Blawat had a safe conduct into England, 1424 (ibid., 961,964). The name may be derived from Blae Wath near Gosford, Cumberland.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

The Blewetts were wealthy Marazion merchants last century. The Bluetts of Little Colan last century belonged to the ancient knightly family of Bluet or Blewet of Holcombe, Devon, in the reign of James I., a Devonshire family dating back to the 14th century (Westcote's and Polwhele's "Devonshire").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Blewet Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Blewet Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Blewet occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Blewet.

How Common Is The Last Name Blewet? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 14,316,765th most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Blewet live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States Blewet is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 100 percent are found.

Blewet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Blewet has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blewett924,117/
Blewete920/
Blewe916/
Blewette864/
Blewetts861/
Blewit8339/
Blewes837/
Blewue832/
Blewee831/
Blowet830/
Blewey830/
Blewitt773,779/
Bleuvet772/
Bleouet771/
Blawett770/
Blewith770/
Bleivet770/
Bleve731,168/
Blewa7327/
Blebe734/
Blewy734/
Blewi732/
Bliwe730/
Bleiweis71193/
Bleiweiß7160/
Blehouet7160/
Bleweiss712/
Bellewes712/
Bleichwe711/
Bleiwess711/
Bleivett710/
Billewes710/
Bleoue671,004/
Blivet67681/
Bleiweiss67457/
Blavet67382/
Blebea67339/
Bleive67130/
Bellehewe6726/
Blovet6723/
Bleiwa678/
Blesue677/
Bleyve677/
Blever677/
Blewai676/
Blevit675/
Willeweit675/
Blieue674/
Blieve674/
Bleves673/
Bleeva672/
Blaiwe672/
Blebei672/
Bleibe671/
Blowed671/
Bleway671/
Billywest671/
Blewoa671/
Blawit671/
Blaiwette670/

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