Sennett Surname

124,859th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,649 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Sennett 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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Sennett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6911:134,69314,107
England6741:82,6689,124
Canada1351:272,93025,634
Australia671:402,92132,505
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Wales151:206,30213,003
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2431:100,31010,120
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4301:116,78811,473

Sennett (47) may also be a first name.

Sennett 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

(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 Old, Sage, Wise [French Senet, Senot, from Latin sen-em, acc. of senex, old; with the French diminutive suff. -et, -ot] 2 conf. with Sinnett, etc., q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(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

From St. Neot; a location name in Cornwall.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Sennett Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sennett occurs most in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sennett? popularity and diffusion

It is the 124,859th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,997,135 people. Sennett is primarily found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Sennett are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 47 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,691 people, or 1 in 134,693. In The United States Sennett is mostly concentrated in: California, where 9 percent are found, New York, where 9 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Sennett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sennett has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sennett last name grew 626 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 277 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 750 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 91 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sennett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Sennett last name is principally Brethren (82%) in Ireland.

In The United States Sennett are 10.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.01% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sennett earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 9.61% less than the national average, earning R 214,800 per year; in United States they earn 4.52% more than the national average, earning $45,101 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.14% more than the national average, earning $51,244 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shennett93172/
Sennette93152/
Sennet92266/
Snnett922/
Shennette8832/
Sinnett862,981/
Jennett861,897/
Gennett86502/
Synnett86306/
Sennitt86178/
Saennet86107/
Sengnet8639/
Cennett8621/
Zennett863/
Senneth862/
Shennet861/
Senneet861/
Semnett860/
Sennete860/
Senne837,098/
Snett8332/
Schoennett822/
Gennette80458/
Sinnette80373/
Jennette8052/
Schennet8023/
Synnette8016/
Gennetts807/
Shinnett802/
Scinnett801/
Zennette801/
Gennettz800/
Chennett800/
Gennet7712,201/
Senner771,635/
Cennet771,281/
Jennet77581/
Sennie77580/
Senneh77574/
Sennes77309/
Sinnet77243/
Sienne77184/
Semnet7765/
Senney7763/
Shenne7745/
Soenne7733/
Sengne7725/
Sennit7723/
Synnet7710/
Senned779/
Sennei773/
Sennee772/
Senneš772/
Zennet771/
Suenne771/
Snhett771/
Sneatt770/
Snetth770/
Chennette7578/
Shinnette7519/
Simnnette751/
Snet7348/
Simnett71490/
Singnet71325/
Ginnett71282/
Jinnett71109/
Sengner7190/
Szenner7165/
Jenneth7162/
Sienneh7140/
Sinnitt7136/
Scenner7132/
Schenne7130/
Sennesh7122/
Senness7121/
Synnest7113/
Gennete7112/
Sennhed7110/
Zenneth718/
Schinnette717/
Schnett715/
Jennete713/
Siennes712/
Chennet712/
Sienner711/
Suenned711/
Gennest711/
Cinnett711/
Zinnett711/
Shennit711/
Siennea711/
Djennet711/
Shnetts711/
Sennegy711/
Shennei711/
Sengnee711/
Jennitt710/
Gennitt710/
Shenney710/
Sennech710/
Genneth710/
Sinneth710/
Senna6713,299/
Senni674,789/
Senny67577/
Jinnette67337/
Sinne67267/
Zenne6780/
Sönne6776/
Cenne6762/
Schoenne6734/
Snitt6732/
Ginnette6718/
Snete6713/
Sennehed6710/
Senné6710/
Shnet678/
Sneth676/
Sänne676/
Sneet675/
Semne675/
Senná674/
Snetz673/
Schneitt673/
Sennesch673/
Snned672/
Xenne672/
Djennete672/
Cinnette671/
Schnnetz671/
Sinnoitt671/
Sneat671/
Snejt671/
Snest671/
Sénne671/
Sünne671/
Dzhennet671/
Sinniott670/
Schinnet670/
Schnetts670/
Schennes670/
Chinnett670/
Snets670/
Sniet670/
Singnetz670/
Synne670/
Sgnet670/
Sneut670/

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