Hewlett Surname

40,319th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,004 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Hewlett Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hugh'; Middle English Hew and Hugh, double diminutive Hugh-el-lot or Hew-el-ot; compare such dictionary words as streamlet or partlet, and such directory names as Bartlett or Hamlet, v.

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Hewlett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,8261:62,2147,291
England3,3131:16,8182,435
Canada1,1721:31,4384,089
Australia9821:27,4913,733
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
New Zealand4631:9,7801,703
Wales1241:24,9562,614
South Africa761:712,86550,752
Scotland541:99,1456,812
Belize401:8,8871,225
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Jersey301:3,307613
France281:2,372,240182,981
Guernsey221:2,929767
Antigua and Barbuda211:4,722620
United States Virgin Islands201:5,519844
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
British Virgin Islands171:1,858249
Saint Kitts and Nevis161:3,450449
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
China21:683,660,78330,601
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7751:13,7332,060
Wales671:23,4091,353
Scotland141:267,3738,913
Guernsey131:2,512419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1461:43,8215,084

Hewlett (189) may also be a first name.

Hewlett 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 Hew and Hugh, double diminutive Hugh-el-lot or Hew-el-ot; compare such dictionary words as streamlet or partlet, and such directory names as Bartlett or Hamlet, v. Hew.

William Huwelot, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter Huwelot, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Walter Hughelot, Kent, ibid.

John Huelot, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

William Hughlot, 1313. Writs of Parliament.

Thomas Hughelot, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Johannes Hughlot, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1692. Baptised — Daniell, s. Thomas Hewlett: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

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

The modern French forms are Hulet, Hulot.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Hulett.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

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

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

Perhaps a diminutive of Hugh.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A night—bird, an owl.

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

Hewlett Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hewlett (Arabic: هوليت) is found most in The United States. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hewlett? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hewlett is the 40,319th most commonly held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 560,408 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Hewlett are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hewlett is also the 661,310th most common first name globally It is held by 189 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 5,826 people, or 1 in 62,214. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 8 percent live, Nevada, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 58 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Hewlett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hewlett has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hewlett surname grew 508 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 386 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hewlett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States Hewlett are 7.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.09% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hewlett earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 177.32% more than the national average, earning R 659,016 per year; in United States they earn 2.03% less than the national average, earning $42,274 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.33% more than the national average, earning $50,843 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hewlette93131/
Hewllett931/
Hewylett930/
Hewleett930/
Hewlet9220/
Hewltt923/
Howlett8622,966/
Hewlitt86150/
Hawlett8616/
Heweltt863/
Hiwlett861/
Hevlett860/
Hewlete860/
Hewleet860/
Howliett802/
Howllett802/
Howloett800/
Hewllitt800/
Hewelt771,486/
Owlett77280/
Howlet7796/
Eblett7767/
Hewlit774/
Hawlet772/
Hewilt771/
Jewlet771/
Evlett771/
Ewlitt770/
Ewleth770/
Awlett770/
Heblet770/
Ewlt730/
Chewlit71204/
Howliet7152/
Howleit7130/
Howlitt715/
Havlett712/
Yowlett711/
Evlette711/
Howleth710/
Hewlite710/
Hiblett710/
Howllet710/
Ewelt67161/
Eblet6747/
Heetvelt6729/
Eiweleit6722/
Heblt674/
Evlet672/
Owillett672/
Jeewleet671/
Owlet671/
Howlt670/
Chivlett670/

Hewlett Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hewlett in the Arabic language
هوليتhwlyt-

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