Jewett Surname

41,241st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,677 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Jewett Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Juliana,' from the diminutive Juliet, popularly, in North England, Juet; v. Jowett.

William Juet, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1629. Baptised — Gabriel, s.

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Jewett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,5551:31,3683,907
Canada8691:42,4005,268
England1831:304,47023,072
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines41:28,1651,050
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1901:128,29111,943
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,7751:13,3031,707

Jewett (292) may also be a first name.

Jewett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Juliana,' from the diminutive Juliet, popularly, in North England, Juet; v. Jowett.

William Juet, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1629. Baptised — Gabriel, s. John Jeuett: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1778. Married — James Jewett and Elizabeth Clarke: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Double diminutive of Julius, fem. Julia: v. Julius.

William Juet.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of little Jew, a pet form of Julian (downy-bearded or youthful).

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

The little Jew, the son of a Jew; Jouet, French, toy, sport.

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

Or Guet. Geoffry Guuit, Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Matilda Joute, Richard Joyet, William Juet, Engl. c. 1272 (RB).

The Norman People (1874)

Jewett Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jewett (Arabic: جويت) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jewett? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jewett is the 41,241st most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 574,864 people. The last name Jewett is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Jewett reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 516,683rd most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 292 people.

The last name Jewett is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 11,555 people, or 1 in 31,368. In The United States Jewett is most common in: California, where 10 percent are found, Florida, where 7 percent are found and Ohio, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States Jewett occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Jewett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jewett has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jewett last name expanded 306 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 4 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jewett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Jewett last name are 7.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.04% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jewett earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.2% more than the national average, earning $45,826 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.91% more than the national average, earning $55,601 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jewette9240/
Jeweitt924/
Jeuwett921/
Jewwett921/
Jeweett920/
Jewetth920/
Jewet9121/
Jewitt833,630/
Sewett8337/
Jeweet8310/
Jeweth839/
Gewett833/
Jebett832/
Jewetz831/
Jevett830/
Jiwett830/
Jewets830/
Yewett830/
Jevette772/
Jhewitt771/
Jewitte770/
Jebet7320,508/
Evett731,686/
Gewet7399/
Jewit739/
Cewet736/
Jewed735/
Zewet733/
Jevet732/
Eweit732/
Yewet731/
Sewet731/
Eweyt731/
Eveatt6774/
Geweth6766/
Jevitt6747/
Sewitt6743/
Yewitt6731/
Sevett6719/
Djewed6719/
Jewith6718/
Jehuet677/
Jewwit674/
Jevete673/
Gewitt673/
Jaiwet672/
Jeevit671/
Cewitt671/
Jeebit671/
Jeiwed671/
Jiwets671/
Siewet671/
Seweet671/
Gewetz671/
Eweith671/
Jebeet671/
Zewete671/
Cevett671/
Eveitt670/
Eveett670/

Jewett Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jewett in the Arabic language
جويتjwyt-

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Jewett Reference & Research

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Jewell FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Jewett FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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