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Meaning of the nameEmerson

Emerson is a masculine name of English origin, coming from a surname that means 'son of Emery'.

Meaning

“'son of Emery', an English surname used as a given name”

Source: Wiktionary: Emerson · Behind the Name: Emerson

People (2022)
173,209
Rank in Brazil
#190
Median age
32 years
2010 Census
177,935
people

Emerson in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Emerson, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (43,468 people).

701 women 172,508 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Emerson is most common

States with the highest share of people named Emerson in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Paraná 0.116%
  2. Pernambuco 0.116%
  3. Alagoas 0.109%
  4. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.105%
  5. Amazonas 0.101%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo43,6850.098%
Minas Gerais16,1210.079%
Bahia14,0110.099%
Paraná13,2720.116%
Pernambuco10,5110.116%
Rio Grande do Sul10,0580.092%
Rio de Janeiro9,0380.056%
Pará7,2600.089%
Santa Catarina7,2290.095%
Maranhão4,2000.062%
Amazonas3,9730.101%
Goiás3,7480.053%
Alagoas3,4140.109%
Ceará3,2200.037%
Paraíba3,1550.079%
Mato Grosso3,1220.085%
Mato Grosso do Sul2,9070.105%
Rio Grande do Norte2,7180.082%
Espírito Santo2,2240.058%
Sergipe1,8490.084%
Distrito Federal1,7680.063%
Piauí1,6410.050%
Rondônia1,4930.094%
Acre7360.089%
Amapá6830.093%
Tocantins6570.044%
Roraima5160.081%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Emerson

Wiktionary explains Emerson as an English patronymic surname, formed by Emery plus -son, 'son'; Behind the Name glosses it 'son of Emery' and records its use as a given name in Brazilian Portuguese. Emery, according to Behind the Name, is the Norman form of Emmerich. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 173,209 people named Emerson, with a median age of 32. Hemerson and Emersson are alternative spellings, with an initial H or a double S.

It is the base spelling of the group and the most common.

Other spellings of Emerson

SpellingPeople (2022)
Emerson173,209
Hemerson4,067
Emersson1,309

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Emerson · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Emerson · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Emery · behindthename.com · origin
  4. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Emerson · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Emerson

What does the name Emerson mean?

Emerson means “'son of Emery', an English surname used as a given name”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Emerson in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 173,209 people with the first name Emerson, which ranks it number 190 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Emerson a boy's or a girl's name?

Emerson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 701 women and 172,508 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Emerson?

Emerson is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Emerson most common?

Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.116% of the state's population is named Emerson (13,272 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Emerson?

Hemerson and Emersson. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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