Sennet Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

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

Sennet Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Senot' or Sunot. A girl's name, but it is not mentioned in Miss Yonge's book, and I can glean no more of its history than what is recorded below. Its place as a feminine baptismal name is well marked, and that it has obtained permanent surnominal honours our directories fully prove.

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Sennet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2481:1,461,528100,066
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1301:386,29828,876

Sennet (39) may also be a first name.

Sennet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Senot' or Sunot. A girl's name, but it is not mentioned in Miss Yonge's book, and I can glean no more of its history than what is recorded below. Its place as a feminine baptismal name is well marked, and that it has obtained permanent surnominal honours our directories fully prove.

Stephen Sinot, Surreyf., 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard fil, Sunod, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Sunod Silvestre, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Sunnota fil. Jakelini, 3 Edward I: Calendarium Genealogicum: Henry III-Edward I.

Johanna fil. Sunnotoe, 3 Edward I: ibid.

Helias stori et Senota uxor ejus, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Sinhit, 1379: ibid.

1673. John Sinnott (Kent) and Barbara White: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

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

(English, Irish) The old, wise or sage person; descendant of Senet, a pet form of Sene (sensible); variants of Sinnett, q.v.

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

Sennet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sennet (Russian: Сеннет) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sennet? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sennet is the 973,426th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 27,396,789 people. Sennet occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Sennet reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Sennet is also the 1,637,361st most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 39 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 248 people, or 1 in 1,461,528. In The United States Sennet is primarily found in: Texas, where 38 percent live, Ohio, where 15 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

Sennet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sennet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sennet last name expanded 191 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sennet Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sennet surname are 9.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.93% being registered with the political party.

Sennet earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.75% less than the national average, earning $41,964 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sennett923,649/
Saennet92107/
Sengnet9239/
Senneth922/
Shennet921/
Senneet921/
Sennete920/
Senne917,098/
Shennett86172/
Sennette86152/
Schennet8623/
Gennet8312,201/
Senner831,635/
Cennet831,281/
Jennet83581/
Sennie83580/
Senneh83574/
Sennes83309/
Sinnet83243/
Sienne83184/
Semnet8365/
Senney8363/
Shenne8345/
Soenne8333/
Sengne8325/
Sennit8323/
Synnet8310/
Senned839/
Sennei833/
Snnett832/
Sennee832/
Senneš832/
Zennet831/
Suenne831/
Snet8048/
Shennette8032/
Sinnett772,981/
Jennett771,897/
Gennett77502/
Singnet77325/
Synnett77306/
Sennitt77178/
Sengner7790/
Szenner7765/
Jenneth7762/
Sienneh7740/
Scenner7732/
Schenne7730/
Sennesh7722/
Cennett7721/
Senness7721/
Synnest7713/
Gennete7712/
Sennhed7710/
Zenneth778/
Jennete773/
Zennett773/
Siennes772/
Chennet772/
Sienner771/
Suenned771/
Gennest771/
Shennit771/
Siennea771/
Djennet771/
Sennegy771/
Shennei771/
Sengnee771/
Semnett770/
Shenney770/
Sennech770/
Genneth770/
Sinneth770/
Schoennett752/
Senna7313,299/
Senni734,789/
Senny73577/
Sinne73267/
Zenne7380/
Sönne7376/
Cenne7362/
Snett7332/
Snete7313/
Senné7310/
Shnet738/
Sneth736/
Sänne736/
Sneet735/
Semne735/
Senná734/
Snetz733/
Snned732/
Xenne732/
Sneat731/
Snejt731/
Snest731/
Sénne731/
Sünne731/
Snets730/
Sniet730/
Synne730/
Sgnet730/
Sneut730/
Gennette71458/
Sinnette71373/
Jennette7152/
Schoenne7134/
Synnette7116/
Sennehed7110/
Gennetts717/
Sennesch713/
Shinnett712/
Djennete712/
Schnnetz711/
Scinnett711/
Zennette711/
Dzhennet711/
Schinnet710/
Schennes710/
Gennettz710/
Singnetz710/
Chennett710/
Sinner675,045/
Sneath672,195/
Sennoi67972/
Scenna67918/
Sinnes67599/
Synnes67431/
Sennai67416/
Sienna67298/
Chenne67235/
Sienny67171/
Sennis67117/
Sinneh6795/
Sneitz6779/
Sennoy6778/
Chennette6778/
Shinne6774/
Cinnet6774/
Singne6768/
Sinnep6767/
Shenny6753/
Sünney6751/
Sinney6745/
Sinnie6737/
Cenner6735/
Jenned6732/
Sennay6731/
Sönner6729/
Synner6727/
Cenney6723/
Semner6722/
Shinnette6719/
Sneith6715/
Shynne6714/
Shenni6714/
Cennes6713/
Shnets6711/
Simnet6710/
Sienni6710/
Semgne6710/
Sneets679/
Seenna677/
Sennaa676/
Sennoa676/
Jennit675/
Semnes675/
Zenned675/
Sennyi675/
Soenni674/
Sönnez674/
Sennui674/
Zinnet673/
Sennès673/
Sneits673/
Sengni673/
Jinnet672/
Sjenny672/
Ginnet672/
Syonne672/
Sinnit671/
Cennetova671/
Sinnge671/
Siennh671/
Sennni671/
Zennea671/
Sennii671/
Zeenne671/
Şenner671/
Sinnei671/
Sinneu671/
Schehnner671/
Sem'ne671/
Jsenny671/
Cenneh671/
Snethe671/
Saenny671/
Simnnette671/
Sinnea671/
Snhett671/
Synned671/
Sneatt670/
Sneidt670/
Snetth670/
Gemnet670/
Shnetz670/
Genned670/
Symnet670/
Shnedt670/
Sneeth670/
Gennit670/

Sennet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sennet in the Russian language
Сеннетsennet-

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