Emmitt Surname

336,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,096 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Emmitt Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Emma,' from nick. Emm, diminutive Emm-ot or Emm-et. A very favourite form of the name in Yorkshire, but popular all over the country. It is found in burial registers in Furness till the year 1790 as a Christian name.

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Emmitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7431:487,83241,220
England1831:304,47023,072
Australia711:380,22131,281
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
Wales211:147,35910,403
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Malta11:430,2723,380
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Comoros11:749,524685
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1811:134,67112,361
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1841:272,92822,173

Emmitt (4,706) may also be a first name.

Emmitt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Emma,' from nick. Emm, diminutive Emm-ot or Emm-et. A very favourite form of the name in Yorkshire, but popular all over the country. It is found in burial registers in Furness till the year 1790 as a Christian name.

1433. Dispensation from Selow for Richard de Akerode and Emmotte de Greenwood to marry, they being related in the fourth degree. Issued from Rome by Jordan, Bishop of Alba: Test Ebor.

Emmot de Kibar, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Emmote Kneyt, Buckinghamshire, 1273.

Emmete de Fur, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Emmot Rokelar, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Emmotsone, 1379: ibid.

Einmota semens Johannis, 1379: ibid.

Adam Emotson, 1379: ibid.

Emmet Chapman, Yorkshire. Surtees Society Publications.

Emmetta Catton, London. Riley's Memorials of London.

Emmot Plummer, Yorkshire Testamenta Eboracensia (Surtees Society).

1579. Edmund Ball and Emott Burton: Marriage Lic. (London).

1613. Baptised — Marie, d. Thomas Emmet: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1710. Married — George Emmott and Mary Harding: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

1 = Emm (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -et.

2 perh. occasionally a nickname from the Ant [Middle English emete, Old English œmette]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ferguson derives the group Emms, Emmens, Emmet, Emms, Emson, &c., from the Anglo-Saxon eam, an uncle.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Emmitt Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Emmitt Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Emmitt occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emmitt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 336,335th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,649,221 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Emmitt are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Emmitt is also the 99,855th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 4,706 people.

The last name Emmitt is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 743 people, or 1 in 487,832. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Kentucky, where 19 percent live, Ohio, where 12 percent live and Texas, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Emmitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Emmitt has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 404 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 101 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 420 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Emmitt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Emmitt surname is predominantly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Emmitt surname are 22.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Emmitt earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 10.03% less than the national average, earning $38,820 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.97% more than the national average, earning $75,008 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Emmitte92140/
Hemmitt92127/
Jemmitt924/
Eimmitt921/
Emmaitt921/
Emmiett920/
Gemmitt920/
Emitt9146/
Emmit9133/
Hemmitte861/
Emmett8312,221/
Emmite83155/
Immitt8367/
Emitte8338/
Emmith8320/
Hemmit8316/
Esmitt8315/
Hemitt831/
Emmiot831/
Ammitt831/
Emiott830/
Ommitt830/
Emmi804,870/
Emit801,432/
Geimmeitt801/
Hammitt771,977/
Jemmett771,316/
Hemmett77357/
Emmette7776/
Emmetts7766/
Gemmett7742/
Esmitte7716/
Jemaitt773/
Hemmait773/
Ehmeitt772/
Yiemmit772/
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Hemeitt771/
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Emmmett771/
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Himmitt770/
Hemmite770/
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Emoit733,571/
Hemmi731,962/
Iemmi731,290/
Gemmi731,045/
Emmet73640/
Emett73454/
Emite73109/
Esmit73100/
Emmis7384/
Emiot7361/
Yemit7350/
Emmie7340/
Jemit7339/
Omitt7335/
Hemit7320/
Amitt7320/
Emith7314/
Emmih7313/
Ammit7310/
Emmai736/
Gemit734/
Emmoi732/
Immit732/
Aemit732/
Eummi731/
Emait731/
Emmid731/
Emmiz731/
Emmui731/
Eammi731/
Emist730/
Jemmette715/
Hemmette713/
E'Hmeitt711/
Emi6713,637/
Hemett671,669/
Hammit67398/
Hemmet67338/
Hemmis67301/
Gemmet67258/
Hemmid67243/
Emmich67135/
Esmite67129/
Hemmie6771/
Jemite6757/
Emmets6752/
Jemmet6727/
Hemmei6715/
Ameitt6712/
Ehmeit6710/
Hemite6710/
Himmit6710/
Ehmett679/
Gemmei675/
Yemite675/
Jemait674/
Hemmai674/
Hemmij674/
Hamitt673/
Hemmih673/
Emmeth673/
Emmete673/
Emoite673/
Esmiht673/
Ammett672/
Emette672/
Gemmid672/
Immite672/
Emithe672/
Ammoit672/
Immett671/
Omeitt671/
Hemeit671/
Jimmit671/
Immeit671/
Immith671/
Eamith671/
Eimett671/
Emeutt671/
Emeytt671/
Emmaid671/
Emmeip671/
Emmois671/
Emmuis671/
Aemett671/
Yesmit671/
Jemett671/
Hesmit671/
Hemgit671/
Emmeis671/
Emiste671/
Ehmidt671/
Ehmite671/
Esmidt671/
Esmitd671/
Esmait671/
Etimmi671/
Eemett671/
Amoitt671/
Eimite671/
Ammith671/
Eumett670/
Enmett670/
Gimmit670/
Gemett670/
Emmest670/
Hommit670/
Emmais670/
Eamist670/

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