# Hewitt (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hewitt/  
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) | 29,694 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,191 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 10,398 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.9% (28,857 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhjuː.ɪt/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From a Middle English diminutive of Hugh.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hewitt 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) | 83% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

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

## People named Hewitt

- Jennifer Love Hewitt, American actress and singer
- Lleyton Hewitt, Australian tennis player and tennis coach
- Emma Hewitt, Australian singer and songwriter
- Steve Hewitt, British drummer
- Jacqueline Hewitt, American astrophysicist (1958-)
- Don Hewitt, American television news producer (1922–2009)
- Peter Cooper Hewitt, (1861-1921) American electrical engineer who invented the first mercury-vapor lamp
- Gloria Conyers Hewitt, American mathematician
- Harold Hewitt, Australian rower
- Martin Hewitt, American actor
- Abram Stevens Hewitt, American politician, lawyer and businessman (1822–1903)
- Bec Hewitt, Australian singer

and 9 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Hewett, Hite, Hiatt, Hitt, Heidt, Hiett, Huitt, Hiott, Heit, Hood, Heath, Hyde.

## 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.