Emerick Surname

46,158th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Emerick Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Emeric'; v. Emery and Amery.

Emeric de Bezill, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Emericus de Sacy. B. Emericus de Bosco. Calendarium Rotulorum Patentium in Turri Londinensi.

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Emerick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,7181:46,9635,702
Brazil3,1841:67,2342,506
England1531:364,17025,923
Canada721:511,74443,418
Australia321:843,61652,533
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Panama91:434,6958,518
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
France71:9,488,960336,266
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4061:35,7174,235

Emerick (727) may also be a first name.

Emerick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Emeric'; v. Emery and Amery.

Emeric de Bezill, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Emericus de Sacy. B. Emericus de Bosco. Calendarium Rotulorum Patentium in Turri Londinensi.

1807. Married — John Emmerich and Mary Green: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Almeric, q.v.

Emeric de Bezill.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the personal name Emeric or Almericus, equivalent to the Italian Amerigo, latinized Americus, whence the name of the great western continent. It seems to have undergone the following changes: Emeric, Emery, Amery, Amory, Ammory, and in Domesd. Haimericus. It is asserted, however (B.L.G.), that "the family of D'Amery came to Engl, with the Conqueror from Tours."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Emerick Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Emerick Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Emerick is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Emerick click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emerick? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 46,158th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 648,531 people. Emerick occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Emerick are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 305,933rd most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 727 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 7,718 people, or 1 in 46,963. In The United States Emerick is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 16 percent live, Ohio, where 8 percent live and Michigan, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this surname exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 28 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Emerick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Emerick has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Emerick last name expanded 549 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 665 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Emerick Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Salvation Army (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Emerick surname are 11.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.89% being registered with the political party.

The amount Emerick earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.56% less than the national average, earning $42,043 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.03% more than the national average, earning $50,196 CAD per year.

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