How common is the surname Hewson?

1,140 people in the United States had the surname Hewson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 270,829 Americans. It ranked 22,543rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hewson?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Hewson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hewson?

Marillyn Hewson, American business executive; former president, chair and chief executive officer of Lockhe, followed by Liv Hewson.

Where is the surname Hewson most common?

Wikidata records people named Hewson in the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia.

How do you pronounce Hewson?

Hewson is /ˈhjuːsən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Hewson getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,187 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,140 in 2010, down 4.0%.

The surname Hewson

A patronymic surname, carried by 1,140 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈhjuːsən/ 2 syllables Soundex H250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hewson is more common than 86.1% of them.

Origin

From Hugh + -son.

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,140 people named Hewson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 270,829 Americans. That is down 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,187.

#22,543

rank among US surnames

1,140

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-4%

change since 2000 (was #20,711)

Who is named Hewson

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

92% of people named Hewson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hewsons

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marillyn Hewson
American business executive; former president, chair and chief executive officer of Lockhe, born 1953
Liv Hewson
Australian actor, born 1995
Brian Hewson
British athlete (1933–2022)
David Hewson
British author of mystery novels, born 1953

Notable Hewsons come mostly from the United Kingdom (2), the United States (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hewson

Hewson has the Soundex code H250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H250.

Questions

Where does the surname Hewson come from?: From Hugh + -son.
How common is the surname Hewson?: 1,140 people in the United States had the surname Hewson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 270,829 Americans. It ranked 22,543rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hewson?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Hewson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hewson?: Marillyn Hewson, American business executive; former president, chair and chief executive officer of Lockhe, followed by Liv Hewson.
Where is the surname Hewson most common?: Wikidata records people named Hewson in the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia.
How do you pronounce Hewson?: Hewson is /ˈhjuːsən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Hewson?: Hewson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Hewson getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,187 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,140 in 2010, down 4.0%.