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

Emeric, 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 Emeric surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Emeric in America

Emeric is the 132206th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Emeric surname appeared 128 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 Emeric.

We can also compare 2010 data for Emeric 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 Emeric

The surname EMERIC is of English origin, originating in the late 12th century. It is derived from the ancient French personal name Aimeric, itself a Germanic compound name composed of the elements "agin" meaning "honor" and "ric" meaning "power" or "ruler".

The earliest recorded spelling of the name is found in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire in 1191, where one Robert Emeric is mentioned. It is believed that this early bearer of the name was of Norman-French descent, with the family possibly hailing from the northern French regions near the English Channel.

In the Hundred Rolls of 1273, a census of sorts taken by King Edward I, several individuals with the surname EMERIC are listed as land-holders and village residents across various counties in England, such as Oxfordshire, Berkshire, and Wiltshire. This indicates that the name had become well-established in parts of southern and central England by the late 13th century.

An early notable bearer of the name was John EMERIC, a wealthy merchant and alderman who served as Lord Mayor of London in 1376. Records from this period also show a Walter EMERIC, born around 1320, who was a prominent wool trader based in the city of Coventry.

Moving into the 15th century, the EMERIC surname appeared in the historical records of the Duchy of Lancaster, with references to a Richard EMERIC, a landowner in Staffordshire born around 1410. Another individual of note was William EMERIC, a scholar and cleric who served as the Archdeacon of Berkshire from 1473 until his death in 1492.

As the centuries progressed, the EMERIC name continued to be found across various parts of England, with families bearing the surname residing in counties such as Warwickshire, Gloucestershire, and Oxfordshire. Notable bearers included Sir Thomas EMERIC, a knight and Member of Parliament for Warwickshire in the early 17th century, and George EMERIC, a renowned botanist and naturalist born in Oxford in 1701.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Emeric

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

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 Emeric 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 Emeric 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 Emeric was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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