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Blewett Name Meaning

English: from Middle English bluet ‘blue woolen cloth’ or bleuet ‘cornflower’, perhaps applied as a nickname for a habitual wearer of blue clothes or for someone with blue eyes. Both terms are from Old French bleuet, a diminutive of bleu ‘blue’, a word of Germanic origin (see Blau).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Blissett, Fleet, Jewett, Baskett, Burgett, Brett, Berrett, Leet, Lett

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Blewett Family Origin

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Blewett Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    21%

  • Clerk

    14%

  • Labourer

    14%

  • School

    14%

In 1881, the most common Blewett occupation in Canada was Farmer. 21% of Blewett's were Farmers. A less common occupation for the Blewett family was School. Farmer, Clerk and Labourer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Blewett.

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