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jewett Name Meaning and History

English: from the Middle English personal name Juwet, Jowet (feminine Juwette, Jowette). These originated as pet forms (with the Anglo-Norman French suffix -et(te)) of Juwe, Jowe, variants of Jull, a short form of Julian, which were borne by both men and women.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Distribution of jewett Families in the US in 1920
Number of jewett families
 118-233
 40-117		 1-39
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