Find out how popular the last name Emas is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Emas.

Emas, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Emas surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Emas in America

Emas is the 149395th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Emas surname appeared 110 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Emas.

We can also compare 2010 data for Emas to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Emas

The surname EMAS is believed to have its origins in the Basque region of Spain and France, dating back to the 14th century. It is thought to be derived from the Basque word "eme," meaning "woman" or "female," suggesting it may have been used as a descriptive name or a nickname for someone associated with women or feminine traits.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name EMAS can be found in the archives of the town of Laguardia, in the province of Álava, Spain, where a certain Pedro Emas is mentioned in a document from 1385. This suggests that the name was already in use in the region by that time.

In the 16th century, a notable individual named Juan Emas was a prominent merchant and landowner in the town of Vitoria-Gasteiz, also in Álava. He is recorded as having acquired several properties and vineyards in the area between 1535 and 1560.

The name EMAS also appears in some historical records from the neighboring region of Navarre, such as in a document from 1612 that mentions a Miguel Emas, a farmer from the village of Olite.

During the 17th century, the surname EMAS spread to other parts of Spain, including Catalonia, where a certain Jaime Emas was a respected physician in the city of Barcelona, born in 1632 and died in 1701.

In the 18th century, the name EMAS made its way to the Americas, with records showing a Pedro Emas who was a soldier in the Spanish colonial army stationed in Havana, Cuba, in the 1760s.

Another notable figure with the surname EMAS was José Emas, a prominent lawyer and politician from Buenos Aires, Argentina, who lived from 1785 to 1857 and played a significant role in the country's independence movement.

While the surname EMAS is not among the most common in Spain or other Spanish-speaking countries today, it has a rich history and can be traced back to its Basque origins, with various notable individuals bearing this name throughout the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Emas

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Emas.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Emas was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Emas has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Emas was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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