Hews Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hews Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hews family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 44
Agricultural Labourer 7
Living On Her Own Means 7
Collier Coal Miner 6
Dress Maker 6
Farmer 5
General Labourer 5
Shoe Maker 4
Cotton Weaver 4
Domestic Servant 4
Book Keeper 3
Laundress 3
General Servant 3
Farmer's Son 3
Coachman Domestic 2
Hardware Dealer 2
Farm Servant 2
Labourer 2
Domestic Servant Cook 2
Milk Man 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Glover Leather Dresser 2
Agricultural Farm Labourer 2
Farm Labourer 2
Farmers Retired 1

Hews Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hughes 33% 591,061
2 Howes 60% 39,536
3 Hawes 60% 26,341
4 Howse 60% 7,771
5 Hewes 80% 3,564
6 Haws 75% 2,649
7 Hews 100% 2,028
8 Hows 75% 1,896
9 Huse 25% 1,458
10 Howis 60% 1,001
11 Hewis 80% 778
12 Hawse 60% 312
13 Hues 50% 305
14 Hawis 60% 149

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The surname Hews is the 7th most popular variant of Hughes.

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