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The Hemmert surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 793 people carried this name — #29,693 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 370,400 people counted. That is up 14% from 698 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Hemmert surname

From the German surname, possibly related to the name Heinbrecht, an old Germanic name composed of the elements *hagō (“yard, enclosure”) + *berht (“bright”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Hemmert» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 126 people named Hemmert.

1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Moselle.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 1
Moselle 96
Paris 11
Meurthe-et-Moselle 5
Rhône 3
Marne 3
Bas-Rhin 3
Pas-de-Calais 1
Charente 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Hemmert,
with a public archive behind them.

  • János Hemmert 1927–2010 · painter
  • Eric Hemmert 1954– · politician
  • Hans Hemmert 1960– · photographer
  • Cameron Hemmert 1995– · ice dancer

Wikidata (CC0).

When the index is not enough

This page says where Hemmert is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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