Hewer Surname

141,417th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Hewer Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the hewer'; compare Woodhewer, Stonehewer, Fleshhewer, Blockhewer,' hewers of wood' (Auth. Version). As a general term Hewer will no doubt represent either a wood or stone cutter.

Ralph le Heuer.

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Hewer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3331:41,7995,356
Canada4981:73,9878,368
Germany3421:235,39625,969
United States2431:1,491,601101,667
Australia2031:132,98414,423
Wales1691:18,3111,977
South Africa1231:440,46937,524
New Zealand1051:43,1277,159
Luxembourg441:13,1942,619
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Isle of Man51:17,1643,455
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malta41:107,5681,849
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5891:41,3845,228
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

Hewer (53) may also be a first name.

Hewer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the hewer'; compare Woodhewer, Stonehewer, Fleshhewer, Blockhewer,' hewers of wood' (Auth. Version). As a general term Hewer will no doubt represent either a wood or stone cutter.

Ralph le Heuer. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

Benedict le Huwere, Cambridgeshire, un. Hundred Rolls.

Walter le Howere, Kent, ibid.

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

(English) Chopper, Cutter [Middle English hewere, huwere; from Middle English hewen, Old English heáwan, to cut (down]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hever, a parish and castle in co. Kent, memorable as the birth-place of Queen Anne Boleyn.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Of wood or stone? See Cleaver and Stonehewer.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A person stationed on the sea—shore, to watch and notify the fishermen of the shoals of fish; from the Saxon, Earian, to show.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

For Eure, a branch of De Vesci. See Vesey.

The Norman People (1874)

Hewer: a woodcutter. But a hewer on the coast is a man who is stationed on the cliffs, to give notice when a shoal of pilchards or herrings is in sight. From the Norman-French hué.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Hewer Last Name Facts

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

Hewer is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hewer? popularity and diffusion

Hewer is the 141,417th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,312,772 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Hewer are found; 49 percent are found in Northern Europe and 49 percent are found in British Isles. Hewer is also the 1,366,219th most numerous given name on earth, held by 53 people.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 1,333 people, or 1 in 41,799. In England Hewer is mostly found in: Gloucestershire, where 12 percent live, Greater London, where 11 percent live and Cumbria, where 11 percent live. Barring England Hewer occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 16 percent live and Germany, where 11 percent live.

Hewer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hewer has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Hewer last name grew 226 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 312 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 16,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 283 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hewer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hewer last name are 30.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Hewer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 100.64% more than the national average, earning R 476,808 per year; in United States they earn 18.85% more than the national average, earning $51,283 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.02% more than the national average, earning $50,188 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heuwer91102/
Chewer9169/
Hoewer9119/
Hewuer917/
Khewer911/
Heiwer911/
Hewier910/
Ewer892,432/
Chewere83437/
Kheweir838/
Hewerth835/
Chewerd831/
Cheawer831/
Heber806,129/
Hower804,834/
Ewere803,577/
Hever80835/
Hawer80238/
Höwer80225/
Euwer80175/
Ewerz80136/
Ahwer8021/
Hewir803/
Hiwer803/
Eiwer803/
Ewear802/
Ewger801/
Hywer801/
Ehwer801/
Eweir800/
Hehwerth775/
Heewerth771/
Cheawear771/
Heaver731,518/
Heiber731,445/
Hoever73971/
Heuver73575/
Chever73497/
Cheber73354/
Heever73182/
Hevert73153/
Hawier73107/
Heeber7380/
Hevier7373/
Haever7347/
Hetver7328/
Heyber7328/
Hejber7326/
Heiver7318/
Hywere7314/
Ehwere7312/
Häwert7311/
Howear735/
Hevere735/
Eywere733/
Gewerh733/
Eweire733/
Heveur732/
Hewirr732/
Ewuere732/
Gewear732/
Haveer731/
Howejr731/
Hoywer731/
Jewerh731/
Ejwier731/
Ewwere731/
Eweare731/
Ewehre731/
Ahveer731/
Eeweer731/
Jehwer731/
Jiewer731/
Heaber730/
Howier730/
Ewuert730/
Hiever730/
Haawer730/
Eywert730/
Haweur730/
Hehewerth7130/
Eber674,499/
Ever673,126/
Cheever673,017/
Chiwere672,219/
Chevere671,310/
Awer67752/
Ower67617/
Eiswert67395/
Iwer67216/
Chevert67200/
Chehber67143/
Chevier6795/
Chebeir6777/
Hettver6745/
Chetver6744/
Chiever6742/
Ehwerhe6730/
Cheaver6729/
Jeheber6725/
D'Hewir6722/
Geweher6713/
Ewre6710/
Heivert677/
Heđever675/
Heđevir675/
Cheiber674/
Jehwear674/
Heaveer672/
Cheiver672/
Eihwere672/
Ywer672/
Cheeber671/
Chewire671/
Haywerd671/
Hewitrt671/
Esweire671/
Hoevier671/
Chiwear671/
Ewerrrr671/
Ehwerth671/
Ewyr671/
Hajveer671/
Hevertt671/
Heisuer670/
Chesver670/
Eweartt670/

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