Emmet Surname

510,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 640 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Emmet 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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Emmet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4461:812,68862,481
England621:898,67846,462
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Wales61:515,75523,171
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France21:33,211,361423,184
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1751:139,28812,604
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4351:115,44511,380

Emmet (4,879) may also be a first name.

Emmet 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

This family was established in Co. Tipperary in the seventeenth century. Bibl; IF 290; MIF 255

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) Descendant of little Emery (industrious).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. The name of a river; "Eimat," Gaelic the quick river, from eim, quick. Emmet, Saxon, aemet, an ant.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Ferguson says Emes corresponds with Anglo-Saxon eam, an uncle; and Emms, Hems, Emson, and the diminutives Emmens and Emmet, with the old Fries, em, of the same meaning. They are more probably from Em or Emm, an abbreviation of Emma or Emily.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Emmet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Emmet has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emmet? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 510,931st most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 11,386,790 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Emmet are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 97,694th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 4,879 people.

The last name Emmet is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 446 people, or 1 in 812,688. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 17 percent live, Maryland, where 14 percent live and Texas, where 12 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent live and Ireland, where 4 percent live.

Emmet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Emmet has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Emmet surname expanded 103 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 65 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 128 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Emmet Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Emmet surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Syriac Orthodox (60%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Emmet last name are 11.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.83% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Emmet earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.36% less than the national average, earning R 39,540 per year; in United States they earn 17.69% more than the national average, earning $50,783 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.41% less than the national average, earning $47,987 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Emmett9112,221/
Hemmet91338/
Gemmet91258/
Emmets9152/
Jemmet9127/
Emmeth913/
Emmete913/
Emmest910/
Emme892,534/
Emet89958/
Jemmett831,316/
Hemmett83357/
Jeammet83289/
Emmette8376/
Emmetts8366/
Gemmett8342/
Hemmeth8320/
Hjemmet834/
Hemmete831/
Eemmett831/
Jemmeth831/
Jemmetp831/
Emmmett831/
Eammett830/
Emmiett830/
Hemmest830/
Emets8011,149/
Emmer806,117/
Hemme803,649/
Gemme803,409/
Hemet802,141/
Emete80737/
Emett80454/
Jemet80330/
Emmeh80246/
Emmes80233/
Emmez80211/
Esmet80170/
Emmed80154/
Etmet8095/
Eymet8088/
Gemet8061/
Emmie8040/
Yemet8040/
Iemme8038/
Immet8037/
Emmit8033/
Emeth8023/
Ehmet8023/
Ammet8019/
Emest8013/
Emmey8011/
Aemet809/
Etmme809/
Emmee804/
Ommet801/
Emeet801/
Emeht801/
Emmea801/
Emmeu801/
Emmhe800/
Eamet800/
Enmet800/
Jemmette775/
Hemmette773/
Eme7511,998/
Hemmer739,901/
Emhmed734,264/
Hemmes731,754/
Hemett731,669/
Emmitt731,096/
Hemmed73752/
Himmet73573/
Hommet73552/
Hemeth73426/
Hammet73420/
Emmite73155/
Yemets7395/
Hemmje7388/
Jemetz7376/
Hemmie7371/
Geymet7367/
Eamets7359/
Hemete7354/
Jeamet7354/
Emmess7352/
Ehemet7336/
Jemets7328/
Emmith7320/
Jemete7320/
Hemmit7316/
Yemetz7316/
Hemmei7315/
Iemets7313/
Ehmeit7310/
Ehmett739/
Emethe739/
Eamest738/
Hemmey736/
Gemmei735/
Yemete734/
Jimmet733/
Ahmmet733/
Ammett732/
Heimme732/
Yemmed732/
Emette732/
Eammee732/
Immett731/
Hemeit731/
Immeit731/
Eimett731/
Emeutt731/
Emeytt731/
Emmeip731/
Emmiot731/
Emmmme731/
Haemet731/
Aemett731/
Jemett731/
Hemmeh731/
Ihemet731/
Jemeth731/
Yemeth731/
Jeymet731/
Jeumet731/
Heemet731/
Heemme731/
Hemmee731/
Hemmez731/
Emmeis731/
Ehmeth731/
Eymmer731/
Esmetz731/
Eammes731/
Eemett731/
Gemmed731/
Emmehe731/
Gemmee730/
Eumett730/
Enmett730/
Gemett730/
Heamme730/
Oimmet730/
Geimmeitt711/
Emma6750,456/
Hammett6714,294/
Emeh679,327/
Emer677,242/
Amet676,927/
Emmi674,870/
Heme672,899/
Emeç672,434/
Emes672,106/
Emge671,952/
Geme671,513/
Emit671,432/
Eume67980/
Emed67953/
Emea67844/
Imme67831/
Emmy67827/
Omet67725/
Eime67532/
Emeu67511/
Esme67384/
Emey67330/
Emie67250/
Emei67168/
Eyme67147/
Emmitte67140/
Hemmitt67127/
Ehme67127/
Emee67117/
Emje6788/
Jõemets6788/
Ieme6762/
Imet6753/
Etme6744/
Hemette6741/
Hemmeid6738/
Eeme6738/
Ejme6732/
Emhe6725/
Hemmeud6721/
Heimmer6717/
Ymet6712/
Emez6711/
Emetowa6711/
Heimmed678/
Eame678/
Ahammet678/
Enme677/
Emej675/
Emetova674/
Gimmett674/
Jemmitt674/
Ymme673/
Hemmait673/
Heimetz673/
Emmejje673/
Ehmeitt672/
Heamets672/
Yiemmit672/
Ömet672/
Jemette671/
Hemeite671/
Hemeitt671/
Hemmech671/
Issemme671/
Hommett671/
Ehmette671/
Eimmitt671/
Emmaitt671/
Enmehet671/
Esmette671/
Giemett671/
Yemette671/
Hemmieh671/
Jiemmeh671/
Emep671/
Yemeste671/
Jesmete671/
Hemecht671/
Hemmerr671/
Ehmeïtt671/
Ehemmed671/
Aehmmed671/
Eesmets671/
Emhmmed671/
Emyt671/
Jmme671/
Henmett670/
Emmeich670/
Jimmett670/
Gemmitt670/
Gaimmet670/
Hesmett670/
Hiemeth670/
Hemmite670/
Jemeitt670/

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