Emerson is an English surname derived from Anglo-Saxon Emars sunu,

meaning "son of Emar" or "son of Ethelmar".[citation needed] Another origin

has been suggested as starting with the Old French epic hero Aimeri de
Narbonne which passed into Italian as Amerigo and subsequently into
English as Emery, Amery, Imray, among others; Emerson is thought to
derived as a patronymic from Emery.[1]
Prominent people who share this surname have been listed below.
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ReferencesIn literature[edit]
• Alice B. Emerson, pseudonym of the authors of the Betty Gordon and
Ruth Fielding children's novel series
• Claudia Emerson (1957–2014), American professor and Pulitzer
Prize-winning poet
• Earl Emerson (born 1948), American mystery novelist
• Edward Waldo Emerson (1844–1930), son of Ralph Waldo,
 physician, writer and lecturer
• Efrem Emerson, American fiction writer
• George Barrell Emerson (1797–1881), American educator and
pioneer of women's education rights
• Gloria Emerson (1929-2004), American author, journalist and war
correspondent.
• Hunt Emerson (born 1952), English cartoonist and graphic novelist
• Kathy Lynn Emerson, American writer of historical and mystery
novels and non-fiction
• Kevin Emerson, American author of young adult books
• Mary Moody Emerson (1774–1863), American letter writer and
diarist, teacher of her nephew Ralph Waldo Emerson
• Nathaniel Bright Emerson (1839–1915), American physician and
author of Hawaiian mythology
• Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882), American writer, philosopher,
and transcendentalist
• Sally Emerson, English novelist
• Steven Emerson (born 1954), American print and broadcast
investigative journalist
• William Emerson (minister) (1769–1811), American philosopher,
father of Ralph Waldo Emerson
• Willis George Emerson (1856–1918) American novelist and author of
The Smokey God
In business[edit]
• Ernest Emerson (born 1955), American knifemaker and martial arts
expert
• Isaac Edward Emerson (1859–1931), American businessman,
creator of the headache remedy Bromo-Seltzer
• John Wesley Emerson (1832–1899), American lawyer, historian, Civil
War officer, and founder of the Emerson Electric Company
• Raymond Emerson (1886–1977), American civil engineer, investment
banker, and faculty at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology
• S. Thomas Emerson (also known as Tom Emerson; born 1941),
American entrepreneur, angel investor and educator
In performing arts[edit]