How common is the last name Emery?

24,499 people in the United States have the last name Emery, about 1 in 12,200. It ranks #1,416 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

EMERY

#1,416

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
24,499
About
1 in 12,200
This common or more
43.7%
Who bears it

Of the 24,499 people with the last name Emery, 85.3% reported their origin as White, 5.6% as Black and 4.1% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Emery, most common first.

Also a first name

As a first name, Emery ranks #1,174 of 53,615, with 33,516 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 3,513 births. See Emery as a first name

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