Hewitt Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Hewitt Name Meaning: This is a related 'patronymic' of the given name 'Hugh'-Germanic element 'hug' meaning 'heart,mind,spirt'.

From old-French introduced to britain by the Normans.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hewitt Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hewitt family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 182
General Labourer 145
General Servant Domestic 131
Dress Maker 114
Coal Miner Hewer 92
Farmer 82
Cotton Weaver 77
Cook Domestic 76
Scholar 69
Domestic Servant 58
Agricultural Labourer 57
Housemaid Domestic 52
House Maid Domestic 45
Laundress Wash 42
Blacksmith 36
Tailoress 36
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 35
Bricklayer 34
Charwoman 34
Dressmaker 33
House Keeper Domestic 33
Carpenter 32
House Painter 32
Gardener Domestic 31
Coal Miner C Hewer 31

Hewitt Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hewitt 100% 95,411
2 Hewett 83% 26,892
3 Howitt 83% 7,132
4 Howett 67% 4,625
5 Hewit 83% 3,006
6 Hawitt 83% 523
7 Hawett 67% 420
8 Howatt 67% 317
9 Hewatt 83% 123
10 Hewiett 86% 110
11 Hawatt 67% 107

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