Jowett
English
Etymology
Variant of Jewett.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒəʊɪt/[1]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒoʊɪt/
Proper noun
Jowett (plural Jowetts)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Jowett is the 37899th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 586 individuals. Jowett is most common among White (94.71%) individuals.
References
- ^ Ross, Alan S. C. (1970), “Jowett”, in How to pronounce it[1], London: Hamish Hamilton, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 112.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Jowett”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 257.