Hermite
surname · Latin script
Meaning: eremites-, cf. Armitage), which was probably given at least as often to people living in isolated spots (cf
Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
/ɛʁmit/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Hermite is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in France.
- FRFrance
- ARArgentina
- GBUnited Kingdom
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
eremites-, cf. Armitage), which was probably given at least as often to people living in isolated spots (cf. Hermes), or not on good terms with their neighbours, as to actual her¬ mits. Vars.: Hermitte, Lhermit(t)e. Cogns.: Eng.: Hermitte, Armit(t), Armett. Sp.: Hermida.
Sources 1
- A dictionary of surnames
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
No national register we accept counts this name’s bearers, so the page lists where it is found and publishes no figure.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Charles Hermiteb. 1822FRFrench mathematician (1822-1901)
- Henri Hermiteb. 1847FRgeologist
- Gustave Hermiteb. 1863FRFrench aeronaut and physicist
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 5 sources across 3 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1941 | 36 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1981 | 33 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1901 | 32 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1911 | 27 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1971 | 25 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1951 | 25 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1961 | 19 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1931 | 17 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1891 | 16 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1991 | 14 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1921 | 13 | — |
| CH Switzerland | BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames) | 2024 | 3 | #154,370 |
Reference works 2
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name Hermite come from?
- eremites-, cf. Armitage), which was probably given at least as often to people living in isolated spots (cf. Hermes), or not on good terms with their neighbours, as to actual her¬ mits. Recorded by A dictionary of surnames.
- How do you pronounce Hermite?
- A machine transcription gives /ɛʁmit/ (IPA) for French.
- What does the name Hermite mean?
- Recorded meaning: eremites-, cf. Armitage), which was probably given at least as often to people living in isolated spots (cf.
- In which country does Hermite have the most bearers?
- Hermite is most frequently recorded in France.
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curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/hermiteThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Hermite”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.