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