Hewet Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Search old registers for Hewet and you will soon meet Hewitt too.

The family name meaning is “Little Hugh”, the same as for Hewitt. Hewet is listed among the recognised spellings of Hewitt. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. The same family of names includes Hewett, Hewlett and Hewytt.

Heraldry and the Hewet name

Arms linked to Hewitt and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Research your Hewet family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.