Last Name HAMNETTSummary/Contribute |
| Meaning | The son of Hamon, from diminutive Hamon-et. This soon became Hamnet. The rival diminutive of Hamnet was Hamlet (Hamelot), and frequently both forms are ascribed to the same individual, but they must be kept distinct. Hamnet as a font-name existed till the 18th century. It was extremly popular in Cheshire for many centuries. As a last name it is naturally found in that district, the Hamonet of the London Directory representing a Frenchman, a teacher of music. | |
| Origin | English, Irish |
Longest last namesThe 2000 USA census contains more than 150,000 surnames. The longest surnames contain 15 characters each. There are 23 names like that. There could be more of those last names in reality. Firstly because it has been 10+ years since the survey and we could have gotten... |
How many distinct last names exist in the United States of America?How does one estimate/guess that number? The first source that comes to mind is the result of the latest available census. We know that 2000 year census presents us with a little over 150,000 unique surnames. The least po... |
Shortest last namesThe 2000 USA census contains no surnames with ONE character. The shortest last names there have at least two characters in them. We found 175 of those. It does not mean that a one character name does not exist. The census data only contain surnames that occurred at lea... |
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