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
Scholar 1,855
Agricultural Labourer 223
Labourer 178
Domestic Servant 108
Coal Miner 105
General Servant 84
Dress Maker 69
Laundress 54
Servant 50
Cotton Weaver 49
House Keeper 46
Blacksmith 42
Annuitant 41
Carpenter 40
Farm Servant 40
Tailor 36
Wife Of Above 33
Silk Weaver 31
Collier 30
Gardener 29
Errand Boy 28
Painter 28
Cook 27
Joiner 26
Charwoman 26

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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The surname Hewitt is the most popular version of all its varients

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