How common is the surname Jewett?

8,330 people in the United States had the surname Jewett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,064 Americans. It ranked 4,254th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Jewett?

Sarah Orne Jewett, American novelist, short story writer and poet (1849–1909), followed by Frank B. Jewett.

Where is the surname Jewett most common?

Wikidata records people named Jewett in the United States.

Is the surname Jewett getting more or less common?

More common. 8,030 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,330 in 2010, up 3.7%.

The surname Jewett

A patronymic surname, carried by 8,330 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex J300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jewett is more common than 97.4% of them.

Origin

A surname originating as a patronymic, derived from a medieval English pet form of Julian.

Jewett 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 8,330 people named Jewett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,064 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,030.

#4,254

rank among US surnames

8,330

people in 2010

2.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.7%

change since 2000 (was #4,082)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,245	Hennessey	8,357	36,945
#4,246	Cochrane	8,355	36,953
#4,247	Damron	8,354	36,958
#4,248	Williford	8,352	36,967
#4,249	Lovejoy	8,351	36,971
#4,250	Lister	8,350	36,976
#4,251	Gaddy	8,342	37,011

Who is named Jewett

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

87% of people named Jewett identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.8%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Jewetts

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Jowett

Surnames that sound like Jewett

Jewett has the Soundex code J300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J300.

Questions

How common is the surname Jewett?: 8,330 people in the United States had the surname Jewett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,064 Americans. It ranked 4,254th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jewett?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Jewett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Jewett?: Sarah Orne Jewett, American novelist, short story writer and poet (1849–1909), followed by Frank B. Jewett.
Where is the surname Jewett most common?: Wikidata records people named Jewett in the United States.
What type of surname is Jewett?: Jewett is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Jewett getting more or less common?: More common. 8,030 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,330 in 2010, up 3.7%.
What are other spellings of Jewett?: Jowett.