Hewish 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 2
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 22
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 18
Hampshire 5
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 8
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 5
Lincolnshire 2
London 52
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 4
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 65
Surrey 8
Sussex 2
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 8
Westmorland 5
Wiltshire 6
Worcestershire 2
Yorkshire 6

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

Hewish Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hewish family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 41
Carpenter 7
Coal Miner 7
Dress Maker 5
Laundress 5
Tailor 3
Hatter 3
Tailoress 3
Gardener 3
Farmers Wife 2
House Servant 2
Hay Dealer 2
Labourer 2
Rope Maker Labourer 2
Wife 2
Ag Labourer 2
Carpenter's Wife 2
Private 2
Barmaid 1
Brush Drawer 1
Carmans Wife 1
China & Glass Dealer 1
Clerk In War Office 1
Cook 1
Lodging House Keeper 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Hewish

Name Census Frequency
John Hewish 138
Mary Hewish 128
William Hewish 127
Elizabeth Hewish 114
George Hewish 89
James Hewish 64
Charles Hewish 51
Sarah Hewish 50
Ann Hewish 46
Alfred Hewish 44
Henry Hewish 44
Thomas Hewish 43
Emma Hewish 41
Richard Hewish 36
Joseph Hewish 34
Emily Hewish 32
Alice Hewish 31
Ellen Hewish 26
Edward Hewish 25
Maria Hewish 25
Arthur Hewish 24
Jane Hewish 24
Frederick Hewish 23
Charlotte Hewish 21
Annie Hewish 20

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