Emmett Surname

42,608th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Emmett 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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Emmett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,6461:78,0158,913
England3,8951:14,3052,113
Australia1,9361:13,9441,985
Canada4461:82,6139,203
South Africa3301:164,17518,364
Ireland2001:23,5452,292
New Zealand1661:27,2794,764
Wales1311:23,6222,487
Swaziland1011:12,853583
Scotland711:75,4065,680
Northern Ireland621:29,7593,120
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Singapore131:423,66918,211
India131:59,005,029552,550
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
France61:11,070,454349,096
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland761:58,2884,634
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,5011:9,7461,466
Wales161:98,0264,293
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7571:66,3397,211

Emmett (25,485) may also be a first name.

Emmett 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

(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

Emmett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Emmett (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺖ, Russian: Эмметт) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emmett? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 42,608th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 596,313 people. The last name Emmett occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 37 percent of Emmett are found; 37 percent are found in North America and 37 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Emmett is also the 31,535th most frequent given name world-wide. It is borne by 25,485 people.

The last name Emmett is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 4,646 people, or 1 in 78,015. In The United States Emmett is primarily concentrated in: California, where 12 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and Georgia, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States Emmett occurs in 54 countries. It is also common in England, where 32 percent reside and Australia, where 16 percent reside.

Emmett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Emmett has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Emmett surname grew 614 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 263 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 819 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 2,367 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Emmett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Emmett last name are 14.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.69% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Emmett earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.15% more than the national average, earning R 437,616 per year; in United States they earn 3.88% more than the national average, earning $44,823 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.92% more than the national average, earning $57,095 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jemmett921,316/
Hemmett92357/
Emmette9276/
Emmetts9266/
Gemmett9242/
Eemmett921/
Emmmett921/
Eammett920/
Emmiett920/
Emmet91640/
Emett91454/
Jemmette865/
Hemmette863/
Hemett831,669/
Emmitt831,096/
Hemmet83338/
Gemmet83258/
Emmets8352/
Jemmet8327/
Ehmett839/
Emmeth833/
Emmete833/
Ammett832/
Emette832/
Immett831/
Eimett831/
Emeutt831/
Emeytt831/
Aemett831/
Jemett831/
Eemett831/
Eumett830/
Enmett830/
Gemett830/
Emmest830/
Emme802,534/
Emet80958/
Geimmeitt801/
Hammett7714,294/
Jeammet77289/
Emmitte77140/
Hemmitt77127/
Hemette7741/
Hemmeth7720/
Gimmett774/
Hjemmet774/
Jemmitt774/
Ehmeitt772/
Jemette771/
Hemeitt771/
Hemmete771/
Hommett771/
Ehmette771/
Eimmitt771/
Emmaitt771/
Esmette771/
Giemett771/
Yemette771/
Jemmeth771/
Jemmetp771/
Ehmeïtt771/
Henmett770/
Jimmett770/
Gemmitt770/
Hesmett770/
Jemeitt770/
Hemmest770/
Emets7311,149/
Emmer736,117/
Hemme733,649/
Gemme733,409/
Hemet732,141/
Emete73737/
Jemet73330/
Emmeh73246/
Emmes73233/
Emmez73211/
Esmet73170/
Emmed73154/
Etmet7395/
Eymet7388/
Gemet7361/
Amett7348/
Emitt7346/
Emmie7340/
Yemet7340/
Iemme7338/
Immet7337/
Emmit7333/
Emeth7323/
Ehmet7323/
Ammet7319/
Emest7313/
Emmey7311/
Aemet739/
Etmme739/
Emmee734/
Ommet731/
Emeet731/
Emeht731/
Emmea731/
Emmeu731/
Omett731/
Emmhe730/
Eamet730/
Enmet730/
Jimmette7110/
E'Hmeitt711/
Aheimett711/
Hemmitte711/
Eme6711,998/
Hemmer679,901/
Emhmed674,264/
Hemmes671,754/
Hemmed67752/
Himmet67573/
Hommet67552/
Hemeth67426/
Hamett67423/
Hammet67420/
Emmite67155/
Yemets6795/
Hemmje6788/
Aymett6784/
Jemetz6776/
Hemmie6771/
Geymet6767/
Immitt6767/
Eamets6759/
Hemete6754/
Jeamet6754/
Emmess6752/
Emitte6738/
Ehemet6736/
Ahmett6730/
Jemets6728/
Emmith6720/
Jemete6720/
Hemmit6716/
Yemetz6716/
Hemmei6715/
Esmitt6715/
Iemets6713/
Ameitt6712/
Ehmeit6710/
Emethe679/
Eamest678/
Hemmey676/
Gemmei675/
Imette674/
Yemete674/
Homett673/
Jimmet673/
Ahmmet673/
Heimme672/
Yemmed672/
Eammee672/
Hemitt671/
Omeitt671/
Hemeit671/
Immeit671/
Emmeip671/
Emmiot671/
Emmmme671/
Haemet671/
Ammitt671/
Hemmeh671/
Ihemet671/
Jmette671/
Jemeth671/
Yemeth671/
Jeymet671/
Jeumet671/
Heemet671/
Heemme671/
Hemmee671/
Hemmez671/
Emmeis671/
Ehmeth671/
Eymmer671/
Esmetz671/
Eammes671/
Gemmed671/
Emmehe671/
Aimett671/
Gemmee670/
Emiott670/
Ommitt670/
Heamme670/
Oimmet670/

Emmett Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Emmett in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺖamt-
Emmett in the Russian language
Эмметтemmett-

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