LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS
Emerson
Emerson is the 1,182nd most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 29,261 people carried it, about 9.8 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Emerson are White.
WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
White81.6%
Black8.4%
Multiracial3.9%
Hispanic3.7%
Native American1.4%
Asian American1.0%
Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.
RANK OVER TIME
1990
#926
32,332
2000
#1,066
30,028
2010
#1,145
30,702
2020
#1,182
29,261