Met

Met Meaning & Origin

About Met
The surname Met is of Dutch origin and is derived from the personal name Mattheus, which is the Dutch form of the name Matthew. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Mattheus. The name Mattheus itself is derived from the Hebrew name Mattityahu, meaning "gift of Yahweh" or "gift of God." Therefore, the surname Met can be understood to signify a person's connection to an ancestor named Mattheus or Matthew.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Met is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Met: 131
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 129,825
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Met based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Met is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MT
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M EH1 T
🌐 IPA
/mɛt/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M300

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Met in Braille

Here's how to represent Met in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Met in braille

How to sign the name Met using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Met using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Met in sign language

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