Yett Surname

557,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 570 people bear this surname

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

Yett Surname Definition:

= Yate, q.v.

Out at the yett Wallas gat full fast.— Henry the Minstrel, Schir William Wallace, iv. 778.

Yett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5561:651,90552,252
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Guyana11:762,22114,420
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1121:448,38132,409

Yett (29) may also be a first name.

Yett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Yate, q.v.

Out at the yett Wallas gat full fast.— Henry the Minstrel, Schir William Wallace, iv. 778.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

YETT: A gate, a way, a passage, the same as Yates.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Yett Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yett is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yett? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 557,722nd most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,785,168 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Yett reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,951,561st most numerous first name in the world, held by 29 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 556 people, or 1 in 651,905. In The United States Yett is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 28 percent reside, California, where 21 percent reside and Tennessee, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 1 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.

Yett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Yett has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 496 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yett last name are 14.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.05% being registered to vote for the party.

Yett earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.09% more than the national average, earning $43,186 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hyett892,302/
Yette89260/
Yetts89161/
Eyett8941/
Oyett893/
Uyett892/
Ayett891/
Yetth891/
Yet867,321/
Ett86413/
Huyett80790/
Hoyett80154/
Ayette80102/
Hayett8068/
Eyette8063/
Goyett8058/
Hyette8025/
Oyette802/
Yehtts801/
Ayettz801/
Gayett800/
Heyett800/
Hiyett800/
Aayett800/
Geyett800/
Jett7516,122/
Oyet7513,722/
Ayet754,232/
Yete752,394/
Yeth75697/
Eyet75500/
Gett75456/
Hyet75260/
Yoet75114/
Yest7564/
Iyet7549/
Yets7548/
Eatt7539/
Uyet7533/
Eitt7525/
Edtt7515/
Uett7512/
Yiet757/
Jyet754/
Eutt753/
Eett752/
Aytt752/
Ejtt752/
Uytt752/
Yjet752/
Oytt751/
Yytt751/
Yetd751/
Yhet751/
Yezt751/
Ettd751/
Etth751/
Ettt751/
Etdt751/
Iytt751/
Oett750/
Aett750/
Hayette73266/
Huyette73137/
Oiyette732/
Heyette731/
Hoyyett730/
Huyetts730/
Hoyette730/
Ye677,320,967/
Et6711,292/
Jette675,435/
Hiett672,805/
Hayet672,449/
Yeste672,372/
Goyet671,784/
Gayet671,706/
Hoyet671,060/
Huyet67801/
Ayeet67621/
Ayete67617/
Goett67504/
Heitt67368/
Iyete67235/
Eatts67222/
Ayatt67147/
Oyeet67129/
Hoytt67121/
Ayetz67110/
Eyete67100/
Hyest6792/
Ehatt6760/
Ayeth6756/
Oyete6753/
Yethe6745/
Jeatt6744/
Hoett6742/
Ayott6729/
Ahyet6729/
Yoyet6722/
Geitt6720/
Oyitt6719/
Jetts6718/
Yoedt6714/
Yehte6713/
Eitte6711/
Haytt6711/
Owett678/
Aayet678/
Yedte677/
Yhete677/
Eatte676/
Yeths676/
Hyhet676/
Hyitt676/
Awett676/
Eiyet676/
Oyeth676/
Huytt675/
E'Att675/
Uyyet675/
Heatt674/
Eitts674/
Heytt674/
Yieth674/
Iyott673/
Geyet673/
Ouyet673/
Jeett672/
Haett672/
Heyet672/
Yetch672/
Aiyet672/
Uyete672/
Jyott671/
Jyete671/
Joytt671/
Hjett671/
Ehett671/
Ehitt671/
Ejatt671/
Euett671/
Geatt671/
Uiett671/
Uyatt671/
Eiott671/
Eyiet671/
Eyott671/
Yoatt671/
Yaiet671/
Yiete671/
Yeyts671/
Eoutt671/
Eyeet671/
Ayitt671/
Ayiet671/
Ayets671/
Iyeth671/
Yoeht671/
Yetss671/
Iyets671/
Jeutt671/
Hyets671/
Iyatt670/
Hyeth670/
Eyeth670/
Hyedt670/
Ayutt670/
Ioett670/
Yecht670/
Hyete670/

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