How common is the surname Emmet?

247 people in the United States had the surname Emmet in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,249,982 Americans. It ranked 77,522nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Emmet?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Emmet identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Emmet?

Lydia Field Emmet, American artist (1866-1952), followed by Jane Emmet de Glehn.

Where is the surname Emmet most common?

Wikidata records people named Emmet in the United States.

Is the surname Emmet getting more or less common?

Less common. 251 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 247 in 2010, down 1.6%.

Is Emmet also a first name?

Yes. Emmet is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Emmet

An English surname, carried by 247 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E530 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Emmet is more common than 52.2% of them.

Origin

English origin

From a Middle English diminutive of the female given name Emma.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 247 people named Emmet in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,249,982 Americans. That is down 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 251.

#77,522

rank among US surnames

247

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

-1.6%

change since 2000 (was #72,237)

Who is named Emmet

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Emmet identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Emmets

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lydia Field Emmet
American artist (1866-1952)
Jane Emmet de Glehn
American artist (1873-1961)
William Le Roy Emmet
American engineer (1859–1941)
Rosina Emmet Sherwood
American painter (1854–1948)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Emmett

Surnames that sound like Emmet

Emmett

Emmet has the Soundex code E530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E530.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Emmet come from?: From a Middle English diminutive of the female given name Emma.
How common is the surname Emmet?: 247 people in the United States had the surname Emmet in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,249,982 Americans. It ranked 77,522nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Emmet?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Emmet identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Emmet?: Lydia Field Emmet, American artist (1866-1952), followed by Jane Emmet de Glehn.
Where is the surname Emmet most common?: Wikidata records people named Emmet in the United States.
Is the surname Emmet getting more or less common?: Less common. 251 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 247 in 2010, down 1.6%.
What are other spellings of Emmet?: Emmett.
Is Emmet also a first name?: Yes. Emmet is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.