Sinnett Surname

148,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,981 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Sinnett 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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Sinnett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9371:187,12418,605
Canada3731:98,78210,734
England3651:152,65214,538
Wales1151:26,9092,781
Australia741:364,80730,412
Scotland431:124,5077,876
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
China31:455,773,85521,925
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1731:140,89812,691
Wales781:20,1081,168
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3221:155,95914,357

Sinnett 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 Love [fromLatin sin-us, love, affection, bosom; with the French diminutive suff. -et, -ot] 2 conf. with Sennett, &c., q.v.

(occasionally) (English) descendants (esp. Sinnott) of the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Sigenóð = Victorious Boldness [Old English sige, victory + nóð, boldness]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the sign of the little swan; variants of Sennott, q.v.

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

Sinnett Last Name Facts

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

Sinnett (Russian: Синнетт) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sinnett? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sinnett is the 148,340th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,444,665 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Sinnett are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Sinnett is most common in The United States, where it is held by 1,937 people, or 1 in 187,124. In The United States Sinnett is most common in: Missouri, where 11 percent live, Ohio, where 8 percent live and Illinois, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent live and England, where 12 percent live.

Sinnett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sinnett has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sinnett surname expanded 602 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 211 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 147 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 860 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sinnett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Sinnett last name is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States Sinnett are 11.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.99% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sinnett earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 312.66% more than the national average, earning R 980,640 per year; in United States they earn 2.3% less than the national average, earning $42,156 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.53% more than the national average, earning $49,947 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sinnette93373/
Shinnett932/
Scinnett931/
Sinnet92243/
Snnett922/
Shinnette8819/
Simnnette881/
Sennett863,649/
Simnett86490/
Singnet86325/
Synnett86306/
Ginnett86282/
Jinnett86109/
Sinnitt8636/
Cinnett861/
Zinnett861/
Sinneth860/
Sinne83267/
Snett8332/
Schinnette827/
Jinnette80337/
Shennett80172/
Sennette80152/
Ginnette8018/
Synnette8016/
Cinnette801/
Sinnoitt801/
Sinniott800/
Schinnet800/
Chinnett800/
Singnetz800/
Sinner775,045/
Sinnes77599/
Sennet77266/
Sienne77184/
Sinneh7795/
Shinne7774/
Cinnet7774/
Singne7768/
Sinnep7767/
Sinney7745/
Sinnie7737/
Simnet7710/
Synnet7710/
Zinnet773/
Jinnet772/
Ginnet772/
Sinnit771/
Sinnge771/
Sinnei771/
Sinneu771/
Sinnea771/
Snhett771/
Sneatt770/
Snetth770/
Shennette7532/
Snet7348/
Jennett711,897/
Singner711,024/
Gennett71502/
Simnitt71243/
Sennitt71178/
Shinney71131/
Saennet71107/
Sinness7197/
Chinnet7194/
Singnee7147/
Sienneh7140/
Sengnet7139/
Cennett7121/
Synnest7113/
Shinnhe715/
Schnett715/
Zennett713/
Sinngit713/
Senneth712/
Schoennett712/
Siennes712/
Sienner711/
Jinnete711/
Ginneth711/
Singney711/
Sinnesh711/
Shennet711/
Senneet711/
Siennea711/
Zinneth711/
Shnetts711/
Singnez711/
Singnit711/
Semnett710/
Scinner710/
Scinnes710/
Jinneth710/
Suinney710/
Sennete710/
Sinnh6717,517/
Senne677,098/
Sinna671,907/
Sinni671,058/
Gennette67458/
Sinny67345/
Zinne67111/
Sönne6776/
Schinnes6772/
Jennette6752/
Snitt6732/
Schennet6723/
Cinne6721/
Simne6714/
Snete6713/
Schinnie679/
Shnet678/
Gennetts677/
Schinnea676/
Sneth676/
Sänne676/
Simnitth675/
Sneet675/
Snetz673/
Schneitt673/
Snned672/
Chinnets672/
Chinnitt671/
Schnnetz671/
Scinnepp671/
Sneat671/
Jimnette671/
Zennette671/
Snejt671/
Snest671/
Sinné671/
Shinneed671/
Sénne671/
Sünne671/
Xinne671/
Schnetts670/
Snets670/
Sniet670/
Gennettz670/
Chennett670/
Synne670/
Sgnet670/
Sneut670/

Sinnett Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sinnett in the Russian language
Синнеттsinnett-

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