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
General Labourer 194
Coal Miner 193
Agricultural Labourer 175
Domestic Servant 101
Dress Maker 91
Living On Own Means 88
Living On Her Own Means 73
Farmer 70
Labourer 61
Cotton Weaver 60
General Servant Domestic 56
General Servant 49
Laundress 46
House Keeper 46
Blacksmith 40
Grocer 36
Clerk 34
Carpenter 33
Farm Labourer 33
Farm Servant 33
Painter 31
Cook Domestic Servant 27
Joiner 26
General Domestic Servant 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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