Emmitt is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Emmitt
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Lastname Emmitt is the variant form of Emmett. Descendant of little Emery that means industrious.

Form of the Emmett. Derived from the group Emms, Emmens, Emmet, Emms, Emson, &c., from the Anglo-Saxon eam, an uncle.

How popular is Emmitt?

Emmitt is common in United States, England.

Emmitt is ranked 336186 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Emmitts plummeted by 4.24 per cent to 519 since 2000 and slipped by 3491 spots and ranked at 41886. The last name was found in around 2 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 77.65 81.55
Black 18.5 15.13
Hispanic or Latino 2.5 1.11
Emmitt is an uncommon last name, few people in United States and New Zealand have the family name. Around 1096 people have been found who wears Emmitt as their family name. Emmitt is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundreds of Emmitt:
41,208 United States743
23,072 England183
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
31,281 Australia71
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
13,070 New Zealand47
10,403 Wales21
161,175 Canada13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
100,283 Spain6

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 40 years old workman James Emmitt who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on January 8, 1849 by Arrick put out from Liverpool. Patk. Emmitt, aged 38, Edward Emmitt (9), 7 years old Thomas Emmitt, Ellen-C. Emmitt, aged 15, are other Emmitt that migrated to US.

Emmitt Namesakes

  • Drew Emmitt, American mandolinist, guitarist, fiddle player, occasional flutist

Emmitt Namesakes

  • Drew Emmitt, American mandolinist, guitarist, fiddle player, occasional flutist

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