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Hewitt Family History

Hewitt Surname Meaning

English:: from the Middle English personal name Hewet, Huet, Hughet, Howet, pet forms of Hugh (Middle English Hewe, Hue; see Hugh and compare Hew). The spelling Hughet stood for both Huet and the synonymous Huget; see Huggett.

This surname has also been established in Ireland since the 14th century, habitational name from Hewitts in Chelsfield or Hewitts in Willesborough (both Kent), both named from Old English hīewett ‘cutting’, denoting a place where trees had been cut down.

Here there lived families called de la Hewatte (1270), de la hewett (1301), and atte Hewete (1338). The name may also be topographic for someone who lived in a newly made clearing in a wood.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Hewitt families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Hewitt family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Hewitt families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 713 Hewitt families living in Ontario. This was about 70% of all the recorded Hewitt's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Hewitt families in 1911.
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What did your Hewitt ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Hewitt. 43% of Hewitt men worked as a Farmer and 21% of Hewitt women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Hewitt were Carpenter and Farmer.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    43%
  • Labourer
    7%
  • Laborer
    6%
  • Carpenter
    5%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Stenographer
    21%
  • Teacher
    9%
  • Income
    9%
  • Farmer
    7%

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