Hewitson
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Pronunciation | Hew-it-son |
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Origin | |
Meaning | "son of Hewitt" |
Region of origin | Normandy |
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Hewitson is an English family name. The name comes from the patronym of the given name Hewitt, meaning "son of Hewitt". Such patronymic surnames were formed by using the ending -son to the genitive form of the father's name to indicate "son of".[1]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Bob Hewitson (1884–1957), professional footballer
- Bobby Hewitson (1892–1969), the first curator of the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Iain Hewitson (born 1948), New Zealand-born chef who moved to Australia in 1972
- James Hewitson VC (1892–1963), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Laura Hewitson, British-born primate researcher noted for her work in the fields of reproductive biology and behaviour
- Mark Hewitson (1897–1973), British trade union official and Labour Party politician
- William Chapman Hewitson (1806–1878), British naturalist from Newcastle upon Tyne
See also
- Hewitson River, short river in Thunder Bay District, northwestern Ontario, Canada
- Hewitson's Small Tree-nymph (Ideopsis hewitsonii), species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily
References
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (2002), The Oxford Names Companion, Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 456, ISBN 978-0-19-860561-4