The Hewett surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,336 people carried this name — #5,489 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 46,500 people counted. That is up 3% from 6,159 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Hewett surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

From a Middle English diminutive of Hugh.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Hewett» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Hugh’.

An early record he cites: Gilbert Huet, Somerset, 1327–28 (1 Edward III) — Kirby's Quest (Somerset).

His entry covers Hewett, Hewetson, Hewitson and Hewitt.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 379 · public domain.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Hewett was found among the farmers of 5 counties.

It was most frequent in Cheshire: 53 in every 10,000 farmers there — about 1 in 189. Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent. His list gives one count for the spellings Hewett and Hewitt.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Cheshire 53
Berkshire 20
Surrey 20
Norfolk 17
Nottinghamshire 12

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In print

Hewett in American newspapers,
1891–1913.

Newspaper page from The Midland Journal carrying the name Hewett
The Midland Journal 1913-02-07
Newspaper page from Middletown Transcript carrying the name Hewett
Middletown Transcript 1891-09-10
Newspaper page from The Savannah Tribune carrying the name Hewett
The Savannah Tribune 1913-02-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 50,791 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hewett in Australian newspapers,
1820s–2010s.

18,390 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hewett. The most, 2,897, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 3.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 8,037
Victoria 3,423
New South Wales 3,379
Western Australia 1,804
Queensland 1,162
Tasmania 447
ACT (Canberra) 71
Northern Territory 27

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hewett.

Who carried it

People named Hewett,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William S. Hewett d. 1951 · engineer
  • William Hewett d. 1845 · naval officer
  • Felicia Hewett d. 1909
  • Jane Hewett d. 1861
  • Minnie Mabel Majendie Hewett d. 1911
  • Marianne Ellen Munn d. 1946

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hewett,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States615 records

615 records of the Hewett name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 220
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 116
  • Other U.S. records 279
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Francis L. Hewett

    Born 1930; from Buchanan County, Missouri. U.S. Army, heavy weapons infantryman; died of wounds 1950 in North Korea. Buried at Springfield National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Gene M. Hewett

    Born 1921 in Oregon. Enlisted 1942 at Portland; construction worker. U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Johanna Hewett

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the City of Rome from Liverpool, aged 28; servant. From Dublin, Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 615 records for Hewett in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia645 records

645 records of the Hewett name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 300
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 161
  • Other Australian records 184
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Robert John James Hewett

    Born 1884 in Hobart, Tasmania. Died 1927 in Tasmania, aged 42.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record James Hewett

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Atlas, arriving 1816; ticket of leave 1834. Native of London.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Susan Hewett

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the British Empire, aged 24; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 645 records for Hewett in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · City of Ballarat, Avenue of Honour Plaques (CC BY 3.0 AU) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada36 records

36 records of the Hewett name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 15
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 5
  • Other Canadian records 16
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Thomas Hewett

    Lost in the sinking of the Titanic, 1912, aged 35; a crew member. Body recovered.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Harold George Hewett

    Buried in 1972 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 68.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Frederick Charles Hewett

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 36 records for Hewett in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom23 records

23 records of the Hewett name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 11
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 8
  • Welsh wills index cards 4
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Hewett

    Buried in 1849 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 77.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Thomas Hewett

    Will proved in 1929; of Swansea.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. Hewett

    Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 23 records for Hewett in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France9 records

9 records of the Hewett name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Alexandre Gaston Maurice Hewett

    Born 1899 in Calais; died 1975 in Calais (Pas-de-Calais).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jacques Alexandre Francois Hewett

    Born 1925 in Betz (Oise); died 1996 in Lens (Pas-de-Calais).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Pascal Andre Reginald Hewett

    Born 1969 in Great Britain; died 1998 in Nemours (Seine-et-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Hewett in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands5 records

5 records of the Hewett name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 3
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Sarah Frances Susan Hewett

    Married in 1911 in Rotterdam; born in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Harriet Agnes Hewett

    In the population register of Rawreth (Brits Indië); born 1852 in Rawreth (Brits Indië).

    Open Archives, West Brabants Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Sarah Frances Sucanne Hewett

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born 1866 in Wandsworth.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Hewett in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Hewett name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Walter Thomas Hewett

    Died 1998, aged 33; buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Louisa Hewett

    Died 1889, aged 18; buried at Rutherford Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Other spellings of this name

The same name, spelled another way.

Spellings that H. B. Guppy (England and Wales, 1890) or the Registrar-General for Ireland (births index of 1890) counted as one name together with Hewett.

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Hewett.

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