The surname Hemmert
A surname, carried by 793 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex H563
Origin
From the German surname, possibly related to the name Heinbrecht, an old Germanic name composed of the elements *hagō (“yard, enclosure”) + *berht (“bright”).
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 793 people named Hemmert in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 389,339 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 698.
#29,693
rank among US surnames
793
people in 2010
0.3
per 100,000 Americans
+13.6%
change since 2000 (was #31,389)
Who is named Hemmert
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
95% of people named Hemmert identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
- White (not Hispanic) 95%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
- Two or more races 0.6%
Questions
- Where does the surname Hemmert come from?
- From the German surname, possibly related to the name Heinbrecht, an old Germanic name composed of the elements *hagō (“yard, enclosure”) + *berht (“bright”).
- How common is the surname Hemmert?
- 793 people in the United States had the surname Hemmert in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 389,339 Americans. It ranked 29,693rd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Hemmert?
- In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Hemmert identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- Is the surname Hemmert getting more or less common?
- More common. 698 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 793 in 2010, up 14%.