How common is the surname Hewlett?

3,927 people in the United States had the surname Hewlett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,621 Americans. It ranked 8,415th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hewlett?

Bill Hewlett, American electrical engineer, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard (1913–2001), followed by David Hewlett.

Where is the surname Hewlett most common?

Wikidata records people named Hewlett in the United Kingdom, the United States and New Zealand and 1 other country.

Is the surname Hewlett getting more or less common?

More common. 3,859 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,927 in 2010, up 1.8%.

The surname Hewlett

An English patronymic surname, carried by 3,927 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H430

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hewlett is more common than 94.8% of them.

Origin

English origin

From a Middle English diminutive of Hugh.

Hewlett is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,927 people named Hewlett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 78,621 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,859.

#8,415

rank among US surnames

3,927

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+1.8%

change since 2000 (was #7,954)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,407	Heron	3,934	78,481
#8,408	Winton	3,930	78,561
#8,414	McKinzie	3,929	78,581
#8,415	Kalman	3,927	78,621
#8,419	Zamorano	3,926	78,641
#8,422	Stallard	3,925	78,661
#8,423	Braley	3,924	78,681

Who is named Hewlett

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

70% of people named Hewlett identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 70%
Black (not Hispanic) 24%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hewletts

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bill Hewlett
American electrical engineer, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard (1913–2001)
David Hewlett
British-born Canadian actor, born 1968
Jamie Hewlett
British comic book artist (born 1968)
Hilda Hewlett
Aviator and business entrepreneur (1864–1943)
Donald Hewlett
British actor (1920–2011)

Notable Hewletts come mostly from the United Kingdom (2), the United States (1) and New Zealand (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hewlett

Hewlett has the Soundex code H430, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H430.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hewlett come from?: From a Middle English diminutive of Hugh.
How common is the surname Hewlett?: 3,927 people in the United States had the surname Hewlett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,621 Americans. It ranked 8,415th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hewlett?: In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Hewlett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hewlett?: Bill Hewlett, American electrical engineer, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard (1913–2001), followed by David Hewlett.
Where is the surname Hewlett most common?: Wikidata records people named Hewlett in the United Kingdom, the United States and New Zealand and 1 other country.
What type of surname is Hewlett?: Hewlett is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hewlett getting more or less common?: More common. 3,859 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,927 in 2010, up 1.8%.