How Many People Have the Last Name Emerson?
people had the surname Emerson in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 9,606 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+674 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Emerson (84.8%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 8.2%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Emerson ranks #852. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Emerson grew from 30,028 people in 2000 to 30,702 in 2010 (up 2.2%), and its rank fell from #1,066 to #1,145. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 11.13 to 10.41 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 30,028 | 30,702 |
| Rank | #1,066 | #1,145 |
| Per 100,000 people | 11.13 | 10.41 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Emerson
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Emerson: E562
👤 Emerson as a First Name
Emerson is a first name too: about 60,311 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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