Last Name EMERSON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • EMERSON is ranked as the 1047th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 36,835.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 11.55 people named EMERSON for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 78% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named EMERSON is 35,458, the rank is 1,066 and the proportion per 100k Americans named EMERSON is 11.13.

Last Names EMERSON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 36,835 +/-1.8%
  • National Rank 1,047
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 11.6

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 35,458
  • National Rank 1,066
  • Proportion/100k 11.13

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name EMERSON is 86.3% White, 1.8% Hispanic origin, 8.4% Black, 0.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 1.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name EMERSON have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name EMERSON is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name EMERSON

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 86.3% 63.9% 22.4%
Hispanic origin 1.8% 16.3% -14.5%
Black 8.4% 12.3% -3.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.6% 4.9% -4.3%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1.5% 0.7% 0.8%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named EMERSON is California where 4,018 people have this name.
  • Maine is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named EMERSON, as 60.5 in every 100,000 Mainers have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Maine is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Pennsylvania (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 17 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names EMERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 934 7.25 99.2% Indiana 852 12.91 99.0% Iowa 408 13.14 98.7% Kansas 450 15.5 98.4% Michigan 1,181 11.92 99.5% Minnesota 900 16.5 99.5% Missouri 452 15.1 96.9% Nebraska 125 6.63 94.5% North Dakota 80 10.87 91.5% Ohio 1,086 9.37 99.2% South Dakota 71 8.29 89.6% Wisconsin 737 12.81 99.4%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name EMERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 934 7.25 99.2%
Indiana 852 12.91 99.0%
Iowa 408 13.14 98.7%
Kansas 450 15.5 98.4%
Michigan 1,181 11.92 99.5%
Minnesota 900 16.5 99.5%
Missouri 452 15.1 96.9%
Nebraska 125 6.63 94.5%
North Dakota 80 10.87 91.5%
Ohio 1,086 9.37 99.2%
South Dakota 71 8.29 89.6%
Wisconsin 737 12.81 99.4%
West State Statistics Last-Names EMERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 223 30.27 97.9% Arizona 812 12.07 99.2% California 4,018 10.35 99.7% Colorado 770 14.37 99.3% Hawaii 84 5.94 94.3% Idaho 312 19.11 98.1% Montana 196 19.16 98.0% Nevada 367 12.92 98.6% New Mexico 197 9.45 96.6% Oregon 811 20.43 99.3% Utah 199 6.75 94.6% Washington 1,340 18.97 99.6% Wyoming 103 17.56 95.7%

West States
State stats for the first name EMERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 223 30.27 97.9%
Arizona 812 12.07 99.2%
California 4,018 10.35 99.7%
Colorado 770 14.37 99.3%
Hawaii 84 5.94 94.3%
Idaho 312 19.11 98.1%
Montana 196 19.16 98.0%
Nevada 367 12.92 98.6%
New Mexico 197 9.45 96.6%
Oregon 811 20.43 99.3%
Utah 199 6.75 94.6%
Washington 1,340 18.97 99.6%
Wyoming 103 17.56 95.7%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names EMERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 276 7.68 98.1% Maine 805 60.5 99.1% Massachusetts 900 13.34 99.0% New Hampshire 420 31.69 98.7% New Jersey 448 5.01 98.4% New York 1,815 9.19 99.6% Pennsylvania 535 4.18 98.4% Rhode Island 100 9.5 94.2% Vermont 321 51.3 99.2%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name EMERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 276 7.68 98.1%
Maine 805 60.5 99.1%
Massachusetts 900 13.34 99.0%
New Hampshire 420 31.69 98.7%
New Jersey 448 5.01 98.4%
New York 1,815 9.19 99.6%
Pennsylvania 535 4.18 98.4%
Rhode Island 100 9.5 94.2%
Vermont 321 51.3 99.2%
South State Statistics Last-Names EMERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 925 19.07 98.4% Arkansas 685 23.11 98.6% Delaware 242 25.85 99.0% Dist. of Columbia 51 7.74 92.4% Florida 2,045 10.28 99.6% Georgia 1,083 10.72 98.9% Kentucky 907 20.56 98.5% Louisiana 435 9.36 97.1% Maryland 675 11.29 99.1% Mississippi 452 15.1 96.9% North Carolina 896 9.01 98.8% Oklahoma 769 19.84 98.7% South Carolina 487 10.08 97.8% Tennessee 960 14.66 98.8% Texas 2,746 10.19 99.4% Virginia 1,250 15.02 99.3% West Virginia 109 5.9 90.2%

South States
State stats for the first name EMERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 925 19.07 98.4%
Arkansas 685 23.11 98.6%
Delaware 242 25.85 99.0%
Dist. of Columbia 51 7.74 92.4%
Florida 2,045 10.28 99.6%
Georgia 1,083 10.72 98.9%
Kentucky 907 20.56 98.5%
Louisiana 435 9.36 97.1%
Maryland 675 11.29 99.1%
Mississippi 452 15.1 96.9%
North Carolina 896 9.01 98.8%
Oklahoma 769 19.84 98.7%
South Carolina 487 10.08 97.8%
Tennessee 960 14.66 98.8%
Texas 2,746 10.19 99.4%
Virginia 1,250 15.02 99.3%
West Virginia 109 5.9 90.2%
 

Full Names with EMERSON as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have EMERSON as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named EMERSON.

The most popular full name is James EMERSON. 2.16% of all the people named EMERSON have this given name.

There are 1565 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name EMERSON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James EMERSON 2.16%
2 Robert EMERSON 1.80%
3 John EMERSON 1.75%
4 David EMERSON 1.66%
5 Mary EMERSON 1.35%
6 Michael EMERSON 1.21%
7 Richard EMERSON 1.10%
8 William EMERSON 0.95%
9 Charles EMERSON 0.88%
10 Donald EMERSON 0.79%
11 Linda EMERSON 0.72%
12 Barbara EMERSON 0.71%
13 Lisa EMERSON 0.66%
14 Mark EMERSON 0.64%
15 Patricia EMERSON 0.62%
16 Nancy EMERSON 0.58%
17 Susan EMERSON 0.58%
18 Brian EMERSON 0.57%
19 George EMERSON 0.57%
20 Carol EMERSON 0.55%

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