Hew Surname

43,248th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,035 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Hew Surname Definition:

son, Hewison.—Bapt. 'the son of Hugh'; Middle English Hew; v. Hugh. 'Howe, Hewe, propyr name, Hugo': Promptorium Parvulorum.

Hew Herison, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

John Hewissone, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp.

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Hew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia8,6311:3,417516
United States1,0011:362,09732,264
Jamaica6341:4,527612
Singapore3811:14,456646
Australia3461:78,0229,105
Hong Kong2111:34,765608
Canada1891:194,95019,131
Thailand1621:436,03976,421
England941:592,74535,632
Suriname701:7,8951,936
Switzerland611:134,63813,235
Cayman Islands531:1,206155
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
China241:56,971,7323,099
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brunei11:418,7313,893
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Hew (1,643) may also be a first name.

Hew Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

son, Hewison.—Bapt. 'the son of Hugh'; Middle English Hew; v. Hugh. 'Howe, Hewe, propyr name, Hugo': Promptorium Parvulorum.

Hew Herison, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

John Hewissone, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

Hewe Hare. ibid.

Hewe Whithede, ibid.

'Item, paid to Hewe Watson, for a bawdrike to the first belle': Ludlow, Churchwardens' Accounts, Camden Soc.

Johannes Haeson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

The common Scots form of Hugh, which see, a favorite forename in the family of Dalrymple. Hue de Galbrath, juror on inquisition at Lanerk, 1303 (Bain, II, p. 345). James Hew was burgess of Glasgow, 1627 (Burgesses).

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

HACKER (English) (Wood-) Cutter

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1 Servant, Domestic, Husband- MAN [Middle English hewe, Old English híwa] He ne withhalt non hewe his hire.—Piers Plowman, 3607.

O Servant traytour, false, hoomly hewe !—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, E1785.

2 a form of Hugh, q.v.

‘My bonny sir Hew, my pretty sir Hew.’— ‘The Jewis Dochter’: Percy’s Reliques.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A mis-spelling of Hughes. In the great Scottish family of Dalrymple the Christian name Hugh has generally been spelt Hem.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Hew Last Name Facts

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

Hew (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻮ, Tibetan: ཧེའུ་) is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hew? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 43,248th most widespread surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 605,529 people. Hew is mostly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Hew reside; 76 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 72 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 190,160th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 1,643 people.

The surname Hew is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is held by 8,631 people, or 1 in 3,417. In Malaysia Hew is primarily found in: Selangor, where 38 percent live, Johor, where 18 percent live and Perak, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Malaysia Hew exists in 48 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live and Jamaica, where 5 percent live.

Hew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hew has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hew last name rose 2,275 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 241 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hew last name are 15.49% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.72% registered with the party.

The amount Hew earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 21.84% more than the national average, earning $52,571 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.87% more than the national average, earning $68,500 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chew8690,428/
Hiew868,579/
Khew861,272/
Hewe86669/
Heew86334/
Heuw8611/
Heiw868/
Heaw867/
Hesw865/
Hewz860/
Ew80951/
Chewe7543,331/
Chiew7511,103/
Heawe7541/
Cheaw7527/
Heiwe7522/
Kheew7518/
Jheew7514/
Kheaw759/
Ahiew757/
Hewtt755/
Heshw754/
Cheew754/
Aheew753/
Cheiw753/
Khewe753/
Cheww752/
Heejw752/
Heewz752/
Hjeew752/
Jehew751/
Hevwp751/
Heehw751/
Heesw751/
Heewt751/
Hessw751/
Gehew750/
Hewss750/
Heaws750/
Ewe674,781/
Heb671,126/
Hev67381/
Eew67221/
Eaw67199/
Hef67176/
Cheywe67139/
Hiw6792/
Euw6785/
Iew6722/
Eiw6717/
Jhw6714/
Hjw6711/
Ewh6710/
Hyw679/
Ehw679/
Ejw679/
Evw679/
Yhw678/
Heechw677/
Jheejw677/
Aheiwe677/
Ewf676/
Ihw674/
Eyw674/
Eww672/
Hewwtt671/
Chewch671/
D'Chew671/
Cheiwe671/
Cheeww671/
Cheehw671/

Hew Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hew in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺣﻮhw-
Hew in the Tibetan language
ཧེའུ་hé'u-

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