Hewey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 1
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 1
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 3
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 1
Middlesex 6
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 1
Staffordshire 9
Warwickshire 5
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 1

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Hewey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hewey family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 4
Engine Fitter 1
Bandsman 1
Cord Weaver 1
Weaver Silk 1
Baker And Farmer 1
Boat Man 1
Nail Maker 1
Jeweller 1
Machinery 1
Moulder 1
Warehouse Woman 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Hewey

Name Census Frequency
William Hewey 16
Mary Hewey 15
George Hewey 12
John Hewey 10
Elizabeth Hewey 9
Henry Hewey 9
James Hewey 7
Robert Hewey 7
Sarah Hewey 7
Thomas Hewey 7
Alfred Hewey 6
Eliza Hewey 6
Annie Hewey 5
Ellen Hewey 5
Agnes Hewey 4
Alice Hewey 4
Arthur Hewey 4
Charles Hewey 4
Jane Hewey 4
Joseph Hewey 4
Lucy Hewey 4
Ann Hewey 3
Ernest Hewey 3
Harriet Hewey 3
Winifred Hewey 3

Hewey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hawey 80% 7,657
2 Howey 80% 4,238
3 Haway 60% 405
4 Huey 60% 403
5 Hewey 100% 259
6 Howay 60% 214

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The surname Hewey is the 5th most popular variant of Hawey.

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