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

Emmerling, 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 Emmerling surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Emmerling in America

Emmerling is the 31754th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Emmerling surname appeared 727 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 Emmerling.

We can also compare 2010 data for Emmerling 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 Emmerling

The surname Emmerling is of German origin, and it is believed to have originated in the medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century. The name is thought to be derived from the Old German word "emmer," which refers to a type of wheat or grain, and the suffix "-ling," which denotes a person or something associated with the root word.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Emmerling can be found in various medieval documents and records from regions of present-day Germany, such as Bavaria and Saxony. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Johann Emmerling, a farmer who lived in the village of Emmersdorf, near Dresden, in the late 15th century.

In the 16th and 17th centuries, the Emmerling surname was particularly prevalent in the region of Silesia, which was then part of the Holy Roman Empire and is now divided between Poland and Germany. Several notable individuals with the surname Emmerling emerged from this area, including Hans Emmerling (1545-1621), a renowned clockmaker and inventor from Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland).

Another notable figure with the Emmerling surname was Johann Gottlieb Emmerling (1756-1823), a German Protestant theologian and writer who served as a pastor in Saxony. His works on theology and moral philosophy were widely read and influential in his time.

In the 19th century, the Emmerling name appeared in various historical records and documents across German-speaking regions. One notable bearer was Karl Emmerling (1838-1915), a German painter and lithographer known for his landscapes and architectural depictions of cities such as Dresden and Leipzig.

The surname Emmerling also spread to other parts of Europe and beyond through migration and immigration. For example, Johann Friedrich Emmerling (1796-1870) was a German-born settler who emigrated to South Australia in the mid-19th century and became a prominent figure in the early colonial community.

While the Emmerling surname has its roots in Germany, it has since been adopted by families in other countries, particularly in areas with significant German immigration. However, the name's origins can be traced back to the medieval period and the regions of present-day Germany, where it was closely associated with agriculture and the cultivation of grains.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Emmerling

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

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

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