Hewett Surname

31,388th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,013 people bear this surname

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

Hewett 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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Hewett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,4521:42,8845,256
England3,8601:14,4352,129
Australia3,0221:8,9331,328
New Zealand4581:9,8871,719
Canada4221:87,3129,659
South Africa2381:227,63723,639
Wales1841:16,8181,827
Scotland531:101,0156,880
Cook Islands401:45445
Greece361:307,77244,531
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
France181:3,690,151224,666
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Jamaica131:220,7656,223
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Austria101:851,54467,454
India91:85,229,487684,495
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland481:92,2896,115
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,3791:7,2141,120
Wales961:16,338975
Scotland151:249,5488,553
Jersey31:17,2942,528
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8481:17,6332,249

Hewett (115) may also be a first name.

Hewett 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

= Hew, Hugh (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -et.

The modern French form is Huet (common), which spelling we also find in Middle English deeds.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of little Hew, a variant of Hugh (spirit).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Huest or Huet, near Evreux. The Norman family of Huet long continued (Des Bois). William de Huet paid a fine, apparently in Lincoln, 1201 (Hardy, Obl. et fin.). Peter Hughet occurs in Sussex 1278, and in 1311 Robert H. (Parliamentary Writs). Sir Walter Hewet was a distinguished warrior in France t. Edw. III., and from him descended the Hewets, created baronets 1621 and 1660, and Viscounts Hewet 1689, also the eminent lawyer James H., Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and first Viscount Lifford.

The Norman People (1874)

From the French, Huet, Huett; a Huguenot name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Hewett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hewett is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hewett? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 31,388th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 428,352 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Hewett reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 873,022nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 115 people.

The last name Hewett is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 8,452 people, or 1 in 42,884. In The United States it is most common in: North Carolina, where 19 percent reside, Florida, where 11 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in 52 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 18 percent reside.

Hewett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hewett has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hewett last name expanded 297 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 114 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 353 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hewett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hewett last name are 0.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.54% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hewett earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 109.41% more than the national average, earning R 497,640 per year; in United States they earn 1.75% less than the national average, earning $42,393 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.51% more than the national average, earning $56,396 CAD per year.

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