Emerson

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Emerson

Gender: Masculine
Language: English
Etymology:
Emerson is an English surname that means either:
1. Son of Emery. Emery comes from the name Emeric, from Almeric. Almeric comes from an Old Germanic name, Amaliricus, coming from “amal” (work) and “ric” (power).
-or-
2. Son of Emma. Emma is a Germanic name. It originally meant “Whole,” from “erman,” or “Universal.”

History:
Emerson is another example of an English surname, transferred for use as a first name.
In the United States, originally, it was often bestowed in honor of Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), the famous American scholar.

Pronunciation: em-urr-son.

Alternates: Emmerson.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Emerson Hough (1847-1923)
American author.

Military Figures:
Curtis Emerson LeMay (1906-1990)
American general.

Miscellaneous:
Ralph Emerson McGill (1898-1969)
American journalist.

Places:
Emerson College
Massachusetts.

Political Figures:
Joseph Emerson Brown (1821-1894)
Confederate politician.

Religious Figures:
Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878-1969)
American clergyman.

Scientists and Inventors:
Edward Emerson Barnard (1857-1923)
American astronomer.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.008 % named Emerson

Popularity of Emerson:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: 543rd most popular.
1875: 564th most popular.
1900-1910: 404th most popular.
1910-1920: 433rd most popular.
1920-1930: 440th most popular.
1930-1940: 556th most popular.
1940-1950: 647th most popular.
1950-1960: 943rd most popular.
1960-1970: 876th most popular.
1970-1980: N/A
1980-1990: 959th most popular.
1990: 910th most popular.
1991: N/A
1992: 991st most popular.
1993: 939th most popular.
1994: N/A
1995: 953rd most popular.
1996: 999th most popular.
1997: N/A
1998: 886th most popular.
1999: 890th most popular.
2000: 930th most popular.
2001: 767th most popular.
2002: 768th most popular.
2003: 714th most popular.

Popularity of Emerson, for females:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
2002: 836th most popular.
2003: 783rd most popular.