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.
Discover how your Hewitt ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 22 |
Buckinghamshire | 26 |
Berkshire | 57 |
Cambridgeshire | 62 |
Channel Islands | 2 |
Cheshire | 774 |
Cornwall | 40 |
Cumberland | 183 |
Derbyshire | 181 |
Devon | 56 |
Dorset | 0 |
Durham | 98 |
Essex | 68 |
Gloucestershire | 75 |
Hampshire | 160 |
Herefordshire | 17 |
Hertfordshire | 34 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 75 |
Isle of Man | 7 |
Kent | 134 |
Lancashire | 943 |
Leicestershire | 204 |
Lincolnshire | 329 |
London | 741 |
Middlesex | 39 |
Northumberland | 104 |
Norfolk | 478 |
Northamptonshire | 111 |
Nottinghamshire | 242 |
Oxfordshire | 25 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 75 |
Shropshire | 79 |
Suffolk | 93 |
Somerset | 63 |
Surrey | 80 |
Sussex | 54 |
Staffordshire | 241 |
Warwickshire | 657 |
Westmorland | 17 |
Wiltshire | 45 |
Worcestershire | 54 |
Yorkshire | 904 |
Anglesey | 0 |
Brecknockshire | 0 |
Cardiganshire | 0 |
Carnarvonshire | 0 |
Carmarthenshire | 2 |
Denbighshire | 42 |
Flintshire | 76 |
Glamorgan | 22 |
Merionethshire | 0 |
Montgomeryshire | 5 |
Monmouthshire | 13 |
Pembrokeshire | 2 |
Radnorshire | 0 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
---|---|
Scholar | 992 |
Agricultural Labourer | 190 |
House Servant | 159 |
Labourer | 109 |
At Home | 91 |
Servant | 86 |
Dress Maker | 77 |
Farm Labourer | 75 |
Coal Miner | 66 |
Annuitant | 43 |
Laundress | 41 |
Carpenter | 37 |
Tailor | 36 |
General Servant | 36 |
House Keeper | 32 |
Errand Boy | 31 |
Pauper | 31 |
Butcher | 29 |
Blacksmith | 29 |
Shoe Maker | 26 |
Gardener | 24 |
Scholar At Home | 24 |
Joiner | 24 |
Farmer | 23 |
Farmers Son | 23 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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Mary Hewitt | 6,405 |
William Hewitt | 6,242 |
John Hewitt | 6,045 |
Elizabeth Hewitt | 3,994 |
Thomas Hewitt | 3,697 |
George Hewitt | 3,476 |
Sarah Hewitt | 3,391 |
James Hewitt | 3,089 |
Ann Hewitt | 2,100 |
Joseph Hewitt | 2,048 |
Charles Hewitt | 1,885 |
Henry Hewitt | 1,770 |
Jane Hewitt | 1,560 |
Annie Hewitt | 1,411 |
Robert Hewitt | 1,341 |
Ellen Hewitt | 1,298 |
Alice Hewitt | 1,270 |
Eliza Hewitt | 1,213 |
Emma Hewitt | 1,206 |
Margaret Hewitt | 1,148 |
Hannah Hewitt | 1,116 |
Edward Hewitt | 1,054 |
Samuel Hewitt | 990 |
Arthur Hewitt | 989 |
Martha Hewitt | 936 |
Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
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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 |
The surname Hewitt is the most popular version of all its varients