# Jewett (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/jewett/  
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, derived from a medieval English pet form of Julian.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,330 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,254 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 37,064 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.7% (8,030 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Jowett |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Jewett 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) | 5.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Jewett in the United States.

## People named Jewett

- Sarah Orne Jewett, American novelist, short story writer and poet (1849–1909)
- Frank B. Jewett, American physicist (1879–1949)
- Daniel T. Jewett, American politician (1807–1906)

## Similar surnames

Jett, Jette, Judd, Judy, Jude, Judah, Jeudy.

## 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.