Hewetson Surname

330,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Hewetson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hugh'; Middle English Hugh, How, and Hew, diminutive Hughet and Hewet: v. Hew; compare Howett, Howitt, and Howetson.

Robert Hughet, 1313. Writs of Parliament.

Gilbert Huet, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Hewetson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4241:131,41113,004
New Zealand2341:19,3523,400
South Africa1621:334,43031,173
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Australia881:306,76926,711
Ireland441:107,0215,562
Canada371:995,82774,831
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Monaco11:37,0664,748
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland261:170,3798,688
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2701:90,2799,372
Scotland271:138,6386,001
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Hewetson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hugh'; Middle English Hugh, How, and Hew, diminutive Hughet and Hewet: v. Hew; compare Howett, Howitt, and Howetson.

Robert Hughet, 1313. Writs of Parliament.

Gilbert Huet, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Agnes Huet-wyf, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ricardus Huetson, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus Howetson, 1379: ibid.

John Hewette. Rolls of Parliament.

John Huetson, Yorkshire: Historia Dunelmensis (Surtees Society).

William Heuetson, Yorkshire: Priory of Finchale (Surtees Society).

Elizabeth Hewetson, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

1520-1. Thomas Hughet and Margaret Harford: Marriage Lic. (London).

'John Hewit, alias Huet, of Newcastle, goldsmith, by his Will, dated Sept. 9, 1738, bequeathed,' Sr.: Brand's History of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

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

Hewitt's Son: v. Hewett.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A diminutive of Hugh, and hence Hewitt, Hewetson, and Hewitson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Hewetson Last Name Facts

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

Hewetson is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Hewetson.

How Common Is The Last Name Hewetson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 330,612th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 6,506,737 people. Hewetson occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Hewetson are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most widespread in England, where it is held by 424 people, or 1 in 131,411. In England Hewetson is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 19 percent live, Cumbria, where 10 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 6 percent live. Besides England Hewetson is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 21 percent live and South Africa, where 14 percent live.

Hewetson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hewetson has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Hewetson last name grew 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 276 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 169 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 74 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hewetson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States Hewetson are 18.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.22% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hewetson earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 15.12% less than the national average, earning R 201,696 per year; in United States they earn 7.24% more than the national average, earning $46,274 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.31% more than the national average, earning $52,816 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hewitson885,201/
Hewittson826/
Ebetson801/
Ewitson801/
Hewitsun751/
Eewhitson712/
Ewezon711/
Ebitson6728/
Ivetson671/
Ibetson670/

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