The Emmons surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 13,493 people carried this name — #2,673 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 21,900 people counted. That is up 3% from 13,162 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

79 families named Emmons, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 425 people lived in those households, 5.4 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 7 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Connecticut 22
Massachusetts 15
New York 12
Maine 11
New Hampshire 6
Virginia 6
Pennsylvania 4
Vermont 3

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 239 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Emmons in American newspapers,
1900–1926.

Newspaper page from Mexico Weekly Ledger carrying the name Emmons
Mexico Weekly Ledger 1900-11-01
Newspaper page from The Daily Worker carrying the name Emmons
The Daily Worker 1926-10-23
Newspaper page from Mexico Weekly Ledger carrying the name Emmons
Mexico Weekly Ledger 1900-12-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 149,480 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Emmons in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1960s.

540 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Emmons. The most, 98, date from the 1920s. Queensland has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Australian Capital Territory, at 7.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 249
New South Wales 99
Victoria 87
South Australia 39
ACT (Canberra) 27
Western Australia 22
Tasmania 11

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Emmons.

Who carried it

People named Emmons,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ebenezer Emmons
    Ebenezer Emmons 1799–1863 · geologist
  • Halmer Hull Emmons
    Halmer Hull Emmons 1814–1877 · judge
  • Benjamin Emmons 1777–1843 · politician
  • Carlos Emmons 1799–1875 · politician
  • Sylvester Emmons 1808–1881 · politician
  • George F. Emmons 1811–1884 · military officer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Emmons,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,076 records

1,076 records of the Emmons name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 467
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 259
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 192
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 65
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 46
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 35
  • Sacramento County historic burials 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Thomas Kenneth Emmons

    Born 1945; from Denver, Colorado. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1966 in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Colorado.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Durward B. Emmons

    Born 1901 in Texas. Enlisted 1942 at Houston; cook from Harris County. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1967, buried at Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jane Emmons

    Arrived at New York in 1878 aboard the Germanic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 26; nurse. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,076 records for Emmons in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada32 records

32 records of the Emmons name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 14
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 6
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 5
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 5
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mae Belle Emmons

    Died 1992, aged 64; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Catherine Hilda Emmons

    Died 1969 in Dartmouth, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Walter Henry Emmons

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 32 records for Emmons in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia23 records

23 records of the Emmons name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 13
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 5
  • Tasmanian Names Index 4
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record John Emmons

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Mangles, sailing from London in 1835. Native of Devizes, Wiltshire. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1843. Married 1844 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 26.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Harry Emmons

    Arrived in Queensland in 1883 aboard the Kapunda, aged 19.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Phyllis Emmons

    Of Footscray West, Victoria; died 1997.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 23 records for Emmons in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

United Kingdom3 records

3 records of the Emmons name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record C. W. H. Emmons

    Royal Berkshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. Emmons

    Royal Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record F. Emmons

    Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France2 records

2 records of the Emmons name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Fernand Armand Germain Emmons

    Born 1919 in Villars-le-Pautel; died 1978 in Jussey (Haute-Saône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Solange Fernande Therese Emmons

    Born 1922 in Jussey; died 1992 in Vesoul (Haute-Saône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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