How common is the last name Emerson?

29,261 people in the United States have the last name Emerson, about 1 in 10,215. It ranks #1,182 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

EMERSON

#1,182

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
29,261
About
1 in 10,215
This common or more
41.7%
Who bears it

Of the 29,261 people with the last name Emerson, 81.6% reported their origin as White, 8.4% as Black and 3.9% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Emerson

#1,180 Odell · 29,381#1,181 Moser · 29,325#1,183 Ferreira · 29,131#1,184 Saucedo · 29,108

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Emerson, most common first.

#24,443 Emmerson · 1,067

Also a first name

As a first name, Emerson ranks #990 of 53,615, with 43,461 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 3,612 births. See Emerson as a first name

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