The Jewett surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,330 people carried this name — #4,254 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 35,500 people counted. That is up 4% from 8,030 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Jewett surname

A surname originating as a patronymic, derived from a medieval English pet form of Julian.

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

An early record he cites: William Juet, Huntingdonshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Jewett and Jewitt.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 431 · public domain.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

150 families named Jewett, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 866 people lived in those households, 5.8 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 6 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Massachusetts 58
New Hampshire 40
Maine 18
Connecticut 18
Vermont 9
New York 6
Virginia 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 247 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Jewett in American newspapers,
1898–1899.

Newspaper page from Kansas City Journal carrying the name Jewett
Kansas City Journal 1898-10-03
Newspaper page from Kansas City Journal carrying the name Jewett
Kansas City Journal 1899-06-23
Newspaper page from Kansas City Journal carrying the name Jewett
Kansas City Journal 1899-05-31

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Jewett in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1970s.

2,071 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Jewett. The most, 511, date from the 1880s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 921
Victoria 476
Queensland 242
South Australia 196
Western Australia 104
Tasmania 103
ACT (Canberra) 6
Northern Territory 2

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

Who carried it

People named Jewett,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Randolph Jewett 1603–1675 · composer
  • Joseph Jewett 1609–1660
  • Hannah Jewett 1641–1723
  • Joseph Jewett 1687–1747
  • Margaret Jewett 1698–1766
  • Elizabeth Jewett 1699–1781

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

In the public record

People named Jewett,
in the records of 5 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 States858 records

858 records of the Jewett name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 281
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 185
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 163
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 103
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 65
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 55
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Leslie E. Jewett

    Born 1922 in Utah. Enlisted 1942 at Salt Lake City; route man. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1995, buried at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City, Nevada.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Stephen Dyer Jewett

    Born 1942; from East Andover, New Hampshire. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; killed in action 1965 in South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Col Jewett

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the Pennland from Antwerp, aged 63; merchant. From Germany; bound for Philadelphia.

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

Showing 3 of 858 records for Jewett 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. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia41 records

41 records of the Jewett name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 30
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 5
  • Tasmanian Names Index 4
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  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 Daniel Jewett

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Forfarshire, sailing from Spithead in 1843. Native of Enfield, Middlesex.

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

    Arrived in Queensland in 1889 aboard the Taroba, aged 24.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Charles H. Jewett

    Farmer of Greta, Victoria; died 1906.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 41 records for Jewett 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) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada25 records

25 records of the Jewett name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 10
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 5
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 4
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Elizabeth E. Jewett

    Died 1931 in Middleton, Annapolis, Nova Scotia.

    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 William Malcolm Jewett

    Died 1912; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  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 James Steven Jewett

    Died in service in 1942.

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

Showing 3 of 25 records for Jewett 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. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · 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); 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 Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Jewett name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. Jewett

    Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. Jewett

    King's (Liverpool Regiment). Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

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

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Jewett name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record George Isaac Jewett

    Died 1905 in Aan boord schip 'Good Hope' liggende te Ijmuiden, aged 32.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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