The Hewitt surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 29,694 people carried this name — #1,191 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 9,930 people counted. That is up 3% from 28,857 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Hewitt surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

From a Middle English diminutive of Hugh.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Hewitt» (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.

In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 40 births for the Hewitt name in 1890.

Most were registered in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 1,800 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. 4 of them were indexed under other spellings of the name. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “Antrim and Armagh.”

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born, 1890

Ulster 31
Munster 5
Leinster 4

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

35 people named Hewitt live in Switzerland.

They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 13
Vaud 9
Bern 6
Geneva 4
Basel-Landschaft 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 29 people named Hewitt.

Most of them — 23 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 2 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 23
Paris 5
Yvelines 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

43 people named Hewitt is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 43

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Hewitt 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 Scotland’s registers today

Hewitt was recorded 42 times in Scotland’s registers of births, marriages and deaths in 2025.

That made it the 622nd most common name in those registers, shared with others on the same count. In 1975, the first year of the series, the count was 45. Each birth counts the child’s surname, each marriage both partners’ and each death the surname of the person who died — a yearly count of registrations, not of the people who live in Scotland.

National Records of Scotland, «Most Common Surnames, 2025» (published 26 May 2026): every surname recorded 10 or more times in the 2025 registers, and the series from 1975 · different spellings are counted separately — © Crown copyright 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

In print

Hewitt in American newspapers,
1876–1880.

Newspaper page from The Ouachita Telegraph carrying the name Hewitt
The Ouachita Telegraph 1878-02-22
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Hewitt
Daily Kennebec Journal 1880-11-18
Newspaper page from The Republican Journal carrying the name Hewitt
The Republican Journal 1876-08-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 25,779 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hewitt in Australian newspapers,
1820s–2000s.

79,507 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hewitt. The most, 13,607, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 27,057
Victoria 16,677
Queensland 11,293
South Australia 9,933
Western Australia 8,103
Tasmania 5,491
ACT (Canberra) 683
Northern Territory 135

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

Who carried it

People named Hewitt,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Christopher J. Hewitt d. 2019 · researcher
  • John Hewitt d. 2011 · farmer
  • John Hewitt d. 1588 · Catholic priest
  • William Hewitt d. 1596
  • Alicia Anne Hewitt d. 1895
  • Katherine Hewitt d. 1612

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

In the public record

People named Hewitt,
in the records of 8 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 States3,745 records

3,745 records of the Hewitt name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 1,022
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 801
  • Other U.S. records 1,922
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record William Frank Hewitt

    Born 1945; from Drumright, Oklahoma. U.S. Marine Corps, assaultman; killed in action 1966 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Oklahoma.

    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 Joseph Hewitt

    Born 1908 in Missouri. Enlisted 1942 at Jefferson Barracks; driver from St Louis City. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1962, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    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 Jane Hewitt

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the Anchoria from Glasgow, aged 24; house steward. From Kilmarnock, Scotland.

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

Showing 3 of 3,745 records for Hewitt in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL). 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).

Australia2,484 records

2,484 records of the Hewitt name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1,209
  • Tasmanian Names Index 419
  • Other Australian records 856
  1. 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 Ann Hewitt

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Emma Eugenia, sailing from London in 1843. Native of Bloomsbury, Middlesex. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1850. Married 1850 in Hobart, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Thomas Hewitt

    Died 1859 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 58. Will registered in Tasmania in 1859.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Zillah Hewitt

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Recruit, aged 31; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 2,484 records for Hewitt in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · City of Ballarat, Avenue of Honour Plaques (CC BY 3.0 AU). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada326 records

326 records of the Hewitt name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 165
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 41
  • Other Canadian records 120
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Hewitt

    Came to Ontario in 1873 aboard the Prussian, landing at Quebec, bound for Orangeville, Ontario; Irish.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Alexander Hewitt

    Buried in 1971 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 52.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Elizabeth May Hewitt

    Buried in 1996 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 65.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.

Showing 3 of 326 records for Hewitt in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom179 records

179 records of the Hewitt name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 123
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 27
  • Other British records 29
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mary Reid Hewitt

    Buried in 1994 at Killin Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland, aged 41.

    Stirling Council. 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 Mary Elizabeth Hewitt

    Will proved in 1939; of Connahs Quay, Flint.

    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 George G. Hewitt

    Died 1918. Named in the roll of honour (1926).

    National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain)

Showing 3 of 179 records for Hewitt 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) · Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain). 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).

Netherlands84 records

84 records of the Hewitt name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 56
  • Dutch population registers 28
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Emma Hewitt

    Born 1894 in Rotterdam. Married in 1918 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Eduarda Hendrika Hewitt

    Born 1906 in Rotterdam. Married in 1935 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Pieter Hewitt

    Born 1877 in Rotterdam. Died 1916 in Rotterdam, aged 38.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 84 records for Hewitt 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

New Zealand67 records

67 records of the Hewitt name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 60
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 3
  • Other New Zealand records 4
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Charles Thomas Hewitt

    Died 1925, aged 73; buried at Addington 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 Caroline Hewitt

    Died 1883, aged 74; buried at Omaka Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Thomas Oliver Hewitt

    Buried in 1904 at Shortland Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 25.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 67 records for Hewitt in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Marlborough District 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).

France9 records

9 records of the Hewitt 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 Raymond Peter Hewitt

    Born 1941 in Great Britain; died 1994 in Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Germaine Marie Louise Hewitt

    Born 1906 in Paris; died 1995 in Garches (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 2 of 9 records for Hewitt 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).

Ireland2 records

2 records of the Hewitt name in Ireland County Galway graveyard records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Cornwallis C. Hewitt

    Died 1889, aged 42; buried at St Marys, Tuam, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Hewitt in Ireland.

Counts: Galway County 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 Hewitt.

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Hewitt.

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