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Meaning of the nameEmersson

Emersson is a spelling of the name Emerson, which means “'son of Emery', an English surname used as a given name”.

Meaning

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

Meaning of the name Emerson, of which Emersson is a spelling.

Source: Wiktionary: Emerson · Behind the Name: Emerson

People (2022)
1,309
Rank in Brazil
#6,903
Median age
25 years
2010 Census
1,192
people

Emersson in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Emersson, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (373 people).

0 women 1,303 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 Emersson is most common

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

  1. Pernambuco 0.002%
  2. Bahia 0.001%
  3. Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Pernambuco1690.002%
Bahia1230.001%
Minas Gerais1070.001%
Alagoas970.003%
São Paulo960.000%
Maranhão800.001%
Sergipe800.004%
Paraíba570.001%
Ceará560.001%
Acre480.006%
Pará470.001%
Amazonas450.001%
Paraná440.000%
Distrito Federal350.001%
Goiás310.000%
Rio Grande do Sul290.000%
Santa Catarina280.000%
Rio de Janeiro240.000%
Piauí210.001%
Rondônia210.001%
Rio Grande do Norte200.001%
Mato Grosso150.000%

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

The spelling Emersson

It doubles the S before the O.

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.

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 Emersson

What does the name Emersson mean?

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

How many people are named Emersson in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,309 people with the first name Emersson, which ranks it number 6,903 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

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

Emersson is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,303 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Emersson?

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

In which Brazilian state is Emersson most common?

Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.002% of the state's population is named Emersson (169 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Emersson?

Emerson and Hemerson. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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