Emmons Surname

27,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Emmons Surname Definition:

Emmon’s (Son): Emmon = Emmen, q.v.

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Emmons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States18,1801:19,9372,512
Canada6591:55,9116,614
England2401:232,15919,279
Grenada821:1,324247
Venezuela621:487,1639,407
Trinidad and Tobago441:30,9993,171
Australia361:749,88148,970
Liberia321:137,76710,163
France221:3,019,215204,848
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Wales161:193,40812,484
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines121:9,388765
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Panama111:355,6607,645
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Macau11:601,6301,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1121:217,63716,750
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4561:11,2701,467

Emmons (216) may also be a first name.

Emmons Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Emmon’s (Son): Emmon = Emmen, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of little Emery (industrious).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

English: from the medieval female personal name, Ismaine orIsmenia, which is of uncertain origin.

- elizbudlong

Emmons Last Name Facts

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

The last name Emmons (Russian: Эммонс) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Emmons? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 27,536th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 373,376 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Emmons are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 614,549th most frequently occurring given name globally It is held by 216 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 18,180 people, or 1 in 19,937. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Michigan, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 43 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Emmons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Emmons has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Emmons last name rose 408 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 214 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Emmons Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Emmons last name are 17.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.97% being registered with the political party.

The amount Emmons earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.88% more than the national average, earning $43,529 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.87% less than the national average, earning $48,754 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hemmons92148/
Eammons921/
Gemmons921/
Emmoens921/
Eummons921/
Yemmons920/
Eimmons920/
Emons911,411/
Ammons8312,239/
Emmans83576/
Eamons8311/
Immons837/
Enmons834/
Emmoms834/
Eymons832/
Jemons831/
Esmons831/
Emonse831/
Hemons831/
Emoins831/
Yemons830/
Ehmons830/
Eumons830/
Hammons7715,242/
Hemmans77243/
Emonshe77174/
Himmons77122/
Jimmons7729/
Yemmans7720/
Gimmons774/
Heymons773/
Hommons773/
Emmanse772/
Eismons771/
Henmons770/
Gemmans770/
Emans731,176/
Amons73668/
Omons73239/
Emonz737/
Imons734/
Emuns733/
Emoms732/
Emams731/
Emmanshe711/
D'Emmans711/
Jtimmons711/
Jsimmons711/
Heimonse710/
Hemans672,893/
Ahmons671,951/
Hamons67426/
Etmans6765/
Eemans6763/
Esmans6758/
Ehmans6733/
Emanns6726/
Eymans6718/
Iemans6715/
Hymons6715/
Himons6711/
Eimans6711/
Ammans673/
Yemans673/
Emanse672/
Ammonz672/
Inmons671/
Homons671/
Emamsh671/
Gemans671/
Aimons671/
Eumans670/
Enmans670/
Gimons670/
Aamons670/
Eamans670/

Emmons Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Emmons in the Russian language
Эммонсemmons-

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