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
School 1,966
Coal Miner Hewer 178
Farm Labourer 149
General Labourer 136
Private Means 124
Labourer 120
General Servant (domestic) 104
Farmer 88
Clerk 87
None 75
Dressmaker 71
Domestic Servant 69
At Home 63
House Keeper 60
Scholar 58
Housekeeper 55
House Painter 51
Bricklayer 47
Cotton Weaver 45
Shop Assistant 44
General Servant Domestic 40
At School 39
Charwoman 38
Laundress 37
Nil 37

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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