How common is the surname Emmerich?

1,727 people in the United States had the surname Emmerich in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 178,776 Americans. It ranked 16,601st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Emmerich?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Emmerich identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Emmerich?

Noah Emmerich, American actor, followed by Max Emmerich.

Where is the surname Emmerich most common?

Wikidata records people named Emmerich in the United States, Germany and Austria.

Is the surname Emmerich getting more or less common?

More common. 1,681 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,727 in 2010, up 2.7%.

Is Emmerich also a first name?

Yes. Emmerich is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Emmerich

A surname, carried by 1,727 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex E562

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Emmerich is more common than 89.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,727 people named Emmerich in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 178,776 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,681.

#16,601

rank among US surnames

1,727

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #15,889)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,593	Bruneau	1,728	178,672
#16,601	Rapier	1,727	178,776

Who is named Emmerich

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Emmerich identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Emmerichs

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Noah Emmerich
American actor, born 1965
Max Emmerich
Athletics competitor (1879–1956)
Toby Emmerich
American film producer, born 1963
Heinz Emmerich
Association footballer (1908-1986)
Klaus Emmerich
Austrian journalist (1928–2021)

Notable Emmerichs come mostly from the United States (3), Germany (1) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Emmerich

Emmerich has the Soundex code E562, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E562.

Questions

How common is the surname Emmerich?: 1,727 people in the United States had the surname Emmerich in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 178,776 Americans. It ranked 16,601st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Emmerich?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Emmerich identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Emmerich?: Noah Emmerich, American actor, followed by Max Emmerich.
Where is the surname Emmerich most common?: Wikidata records people named Emmerich in the United States, Germany and Austria.
Is the surname Emmerich getting more or less common?: More common. 1,681 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,727 in 2010, up 2.7%.
Is Emmerich also a first name?: Yes. Emmerich is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.