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    The surname Emmerson

    A patronymic surname, carried by 1,000 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɛmɚ.sən/ 3 syllables Soundex E562 Also a first name

    Emmerson: #24,874 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Emmerson #24,874, 1,000 people Emmerson: #24,874 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Emmerson #24,874, 1,000 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Emmerson is more common than 84.7% of them.

    Origin

    From Emery + -son.

    Emmerson is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,000 people named Emmerson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 308,746 Americans. That is up 9.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 910.

    #24,874
    rank among US surnames
    1,000
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +9.9%
    change since 2000 (was #25,503)

    Who is named Emmerson

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

    84% of people named Emmerson identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 84%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 8.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.5%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Emmersons

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Louis Lincoln Emmerson
      American politician (1863-1941)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Emmerson

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

    Questions

    Where does the surname Emmerson come from?
    From Emery + -son.
    How common is the surname Emmerson?
    1,000 people in the United States had the surname Emmerson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 308,746 Americans. It ranked 24,874th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Emmerson?
    In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Emmerson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Emmerson?
    Louis Lincoln Emmerson, American politician (1863-1941).
    Where is the surname Emmerson most common?
    Wikidata records people named Emmerson in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Emmerson?
    Emmerson is /ˈɛmɚ.sən/, 3 syllables.
    What type of surname is Emmerson?
    Emmerson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Emmerson getting more or less common?
    More common. 910 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,000 in 2010, up 9.9%.
    What are other spellings of Emmerson?
    Emerson.
    Is Emmerson also a first name?
    Yes. Emmerson 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.