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

Emmerich, 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 Emmerich surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Emmerich in America

Emmerich is the 16601st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Emmerich surname appeared 1,727 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Emmerich.

We can also compare 2010 data for Emmerich 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 Emmerich

The surname Emmerich originated in Germany during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old German words "eim" meaning "labor or work" and "rih" meaning "ruler or powerful". Therefore, the name Emmerich essentially means "powerful worker" or "hard-working ruler".

The name initially arose in the Rhineland region of western Germany, particularly around the cities of Cologne and Düsseldorf. Some of the earliest records of the name can be found in local church registers and municipal documents from the 13th and 14th centuries.

One notable historical figure with the surname Emmerich was Meister Eckhart von Emmerich, a influential German philosopher and theologian who lived from around 1260 to 1328. He was a leading proponent of medieval mysticism and his writings had a significant impact on the development of Western philosophy.

Another important figure was Georg Emmerich, a German mercenary captain who fought in the Thirty Years' War during the early 17th century. He is recorded as leading a regiment of infantry in several major battles between 1618 and 1648.

In the 18th century, Johann Emmerich was a renowned German clockmaker and inventor who lived from 1720 to 1787. He is credited with developing several innovative timekeeping mechanisms and devices.

The name Emmerich also has connections to various place names in Germany, such as the town of Emmerich am Rhein located in North Rhine-Westphalia. This town likely took its name from the earlier surname, rather than the other way around.

One of the most famous people with the surname Emmerich was the German writer and mystic Anna Katharina Emmerick, who lived from 1774 to 1824. She experienced vivid religious visions and her written accounts of the life of Jesus Christ were highly influential in Catholic circles.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Emmerich

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

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

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