Find out how popular the last name Femat is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Femat.

Femat, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Femat surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Femat in America

Femat is the 95115th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Femat surname appeared 192 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Femat.

We can also compare 2010 data for Femat to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Femat

The surname FEMAT is believed to have originated in France during the medieval period, likely derived from an old French word or place name. It is thought to have roots in the Occitan language spoken in southern France.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Livre des Bourgeois de Gaillac, a medieval register from the town of Gaillac in the Tarn region of southern France, dating back to the 13th century. This document lists a certain Arnaud Femat among the townspeople.

In the 14th century, records show a Guilhem Femat mentioned in the archives of the city of Toulouse, which was a major center of Occitan culture at the time. It is possible that the name originated from a small village or hamlet in the Toulouse area.

The surname FEMAT may also have connections to the French word "fème," which means "woman" or "wife" in the Occitan language. This could suggest that the name originally referred to someone's relationship or profession involving women.

One of the most famous historical figures with the name FEMAT was Pierre de Fermat (1601-1665), a French mathematician who made significant contributions to various fields, including analytical geometry and probability theory. He is best known for Fermat's Last Theorem, which remained unsolved for over three centuries until Andrew Wiles proved it in 1995.

Another notable individual was Jean-François Fermat (1653-1732), a French jurist and author who wrote several legal treatises and served as a judge in the Parlement of Toulouse.

In the 18th century, the FEMAT name appeared in the records of the city of Bordeaux, where a certain Jacques Femat (1718-1793) was a prominent merchant and landowner.

During the French Revolution, a certain Antoine Femat (1761-1834) was a member of the National Convention and later served as a judge under the Napoleonic regime.

In the 19th century, the FEMAT surname can be found in various parts of France, including the regions of Languedoc, Provence, and Brittany, suggesting a wide geographical distribution.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Femat

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Femat.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Femat was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Femat has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Femat was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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