Emmens Surname

327,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Emmens 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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Emmens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4361:38,7326,548
England2901:192,13117,003
United States2591:1,399,45596,631
New Zealand631:71,87810,704
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Wales121:257,87814,969
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1351:180,55814,908
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1731:290,28123,212

Emmens 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

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Imayne'. Once a popular girl's name, now passed into oblivion.

Imania de Monte Alto, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Emoni Turbend, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ymanya de Thuyt, Norfolk, ibid.

Johannes Ymanie, Kent, ibid.

Golda Ymaine, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Imanie Spurngold, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Emayn de Ireby, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Imayne de Nesfeld, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Nemyny, 1379: ibid.

This last is manifestly a nick, form; compare Nibbs, Nopps, Nabbs, &c.

Imyne Chatterton, of Heaton Norris, widow, 1594: Wills at Chester.

'Pardon to Robert Emanson, yeoman, of Berwick, for piracy' June 8, 1594: Cal. State Papers (Domestic).

1610. Married — Emonie Thurston (masculine): Elmham Ch., Norfolk.

1675. Buried — Emmynie Burgess: Great Fransham Ch., Norfolk.

1707. Married — William Best and Frances Immynes: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1717. — William Emmins and EHz. House: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1782. — Samuel Love and Jane Imons: St. George, Hanover Square.

1783. — Joseph Grey and Ann Emens: ibid.

1792. — Thomas Emans and Mary Ann Blandford: ibid.

The latest instance I have noticed of Emeny as a baptismal name is the following:

1777. Married — Emeny Codd and Mary Carley: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Emmen’s (Son): v. Emmen.

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

Emmens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Emmens is found most in The Netherlands. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Emmens? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 327,639th most prevalent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,432,079 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Emmens reside; 39 percent reside in Western Europe and 39 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 436 people, or 1 in 38,732. In The Netherlands Emmens is primarily concentrated in: Drenthe, where 36 percent are found, Groningen, where 16 percent are found and Gelderland, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 23 percent are found.

Emmens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Emmens has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Emmens surname expanded 215 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 240 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Emmens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Emmens surname are 4.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.18% registered with the party.

The amount Emmens earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.18% more than the national average, earning $44,951 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.75% more than the national average, earning $60,490 CAD per year.

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Emenze679/
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Ameens677/
Emenje676/
Jimens674/
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Jemins672/
Ammins672/
Emench672/
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Yomens671/
Emminsová671/
Hymens671/
Gemeensch671/
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