How common is the last name Hewitt?

28,525 people in the United States have the last name Hewitt, about 1 in 10,478. It ranks #1,211 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

HEWITT

#1,211

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
28,525
About
1 in 10,478
This common or more
41.9%
Who bears it

Of the 28,525 people with the last name Hewitt, 79% reported their origin as White, 12.1% as Black and 4.1% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Hewitt

#1,209 Vigil · 28,574#1,210 Talley · 28,562#1,212 Gibbons · 28,478#1,213 Lemus · 28,467

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Hewitt, most common first.

#5,752 Hewett · 5,804#63,119 Hewatt · 342#95,461 Hewit · 205

Also a first name

As a first name, Hewitt ranks #19,762 of 53,615, with 531 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2024, with 27 births. See Hewitt as a first name

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