# Hewett (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hewett/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,336 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,489 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 48,729 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.9% (6,159 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From a Middle English diminutive of Hugh.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hewett in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 87% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 7.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hewett in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Hewett

- Dorothy Coade Hewett, author, playwright and poet from Western Australia (1923-2002)
- Christopher Hewett, British actor and theatre director (1922-2001)
- Herbie Hewett, Amateur cricketer and lawyer (1864-1921)

## Similar surnames

Hewitt, Hiett, Hood, Heath, Hyde, Head, Hoyt, Hyatt, Haywood, Hathaway, Hite, Hiatt.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.