Sinnott Surname

47,520th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,890 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Sinnott 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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Sinnott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,5121:80,3329,141
Ireland2,0461:2,302431
England1,7791:31,3204,178
Australia1,1941:22,6093,118
Canada6131:60,1077,084
Argentina2051:208,50417,193
Wales1831:16,9101,838
New Zealand1011:44,8357,402
Brazil801:2,675,92980,209
Scotland481:111,5387,348
Northern Ireland311:59,5174,663
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
France151:4,428,181244,602
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China21:683,660,78330,601
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guam11:160,1214,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,5311:2,893549
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3071:79,3998,564
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6641:75,6318,043

Sinnott 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

This family has been prominent in Co. Wexford since the thirteenth century. MIF 218; Map Wex

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

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

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

Sinodus, a tenant (probably Norman) of Geoffry de Ros, Kent, paid a fine 1130 to obtain bis inheritance (Rot. Pip.).

The Norman People (1874)

Sinnott Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sinnott (Russian: Синнотт) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sinnott? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 47,520th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 669,196 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Sinnott live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 4,512 people, or 1 in 80,332. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 13 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Nevada, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States Sinnott exists in 40 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 19 percent live and England, where 16 percent live.

Sinnott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sinnott has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sinnott surname expanded 680 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 134 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 579 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 3,660 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 686 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sinnott Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Sinnott last name is primarily Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sinnott last name are 5.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.7% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sinnott earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 103.62% more than the national average, earning R 483,876 per year; in United States they earn 15.18% more than the national average, earning $49,700 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.83% more than the national average, earning $53,575 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sinnotte933/
Sinnoitt931/
Sinnot92148/
Synnott862,917/
Sennott86633/
Sinnatt8630/
Sinngot867/
Sxnnott861/
Sinnote860/
Sinnoot860/
Siennot860/
Sinnoth860/
Simnott860/
Sinno833,270/
Synnotte802/
Scennott800/
Shinno771,859/
Sinnoi77347/
Synnot77105/
Sinnou7751/
Sinnos7747/
Sinnat7734/
Singno7720/
Sinnoy7713/
Sinnoo7710/
Sennot774/
Sinnut774/
Sinnoh772/
Sinnho772/
Snotts771/
Cinnot771/
Simnot771/
Ginnot770/
Snot731/
Singnoi712,021/
Singnat711,360/
Singnut71305/
Singnoo7157/
Sennatt7134/
Siennat7118/
Singnoy7115/
Singnop7113/
Sinnate715/
Schnott714/
Siennou712/
Singnou712/
Shinnoi712/
Sinnods711/
Sinnath711/
Synnoot711/
Shinnou711/
Sennost710/
Sennutt710/
Sennoot710/
Shnotte710/
Sinnodd710/
Jennott710/
Sennoth710/
Zinno672,120/
Sinna671,907/
Senno671,078/
Simno67109/
Gennotte6765/
Snatt6726/
Snoot676/
Cinno676/
Snout676/
Snodt672/
Jennotte672/
Chinnote672/
Snoit672/
Shinnath671/
Scinnhat671/
Siengnoo671/
Sngot671/
Siengnoi671/
Chinnoth670/
Shinnate670/
Snoth670/
Snote670/
Schnotts670/
Cnott670/
Snots670/
Schnotte670/

Sinnott Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sinnott in the Russian language
Синноттsinnott-

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