Emer Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 2
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 1
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 1
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 12
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Emer Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Emer family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 3
Female Servant 2
Wheelwright 2
Carter 1
Independent 1
Shoe Maker 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Emer

Name Census Frequency
John Emer 13
Mary Emer 13
Elizabeth Emer 5
George Emer 5
Lucy Emer 5
William Emer 5
Ann Emer 4
Annie Emer 4
Charles Emer 4
Henry Emer 4
Joseph Emer 4
Anne Emer 3
Catherine Emer 3
Frederick Emer 3
Sarah Emer 3
Thomas Emer 3
Albert Emer 2
Arthur Emer 2
Caroline Emer 2
Edith Emer 2
Edward Emer 2
Fanny Emer 2
James Emer 2
Lizzie Emer 2
Richard Emer 2

Emer Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Moore 20% 421,922
2 Moor 25% 41,930
3 More 25% 12,596
4 Muir 25% 8,235
5 Amor 50% 5,589
6 Mear 50% 4,367
7 Mair 25% 3,998
8 Mare 25% 3,775
9 Moir 25% 3,694
10 Amer 75% 2,872
11 Maria 20% 2,280
12 Mara 25% 2,087
13 Marie 20% 1,283
14 Meer 50% 1,106
15 Meir 50% 1,072
16 Meier 60% 858
17 Omer 75% 854
18 Imrie 20% 793
19 Maer 50% 771
20 Meara 40% 766
21 Amour 40% 721
22 Amoore 33% 610
23 Mar 50% 589
24 Meare 40% 566
25 Eamer 80% 526
26 Omara 40% 419
27 Maier 40% 402
28 Mier 50% 332
29 Mere 50% 270
30 Mure 25% 241
31 Moar 25% 234
32 Moare 20% 223
33 Maire 20% 206
34 Omeara 50% 196
35 Meere 40% 183
36 Maur 25% 180
37 Maeer 40% 168
38 Morie 20% 163
39 Amore 40% 135
40 Mora 25% 134
41 Maara 20% 128
42 Emer 100% 127
43 Mour 25% 123
44 Miur 25% 117
45 Moure 20% 107
46 Muer 50% 104
47 Emmer 80% 102

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The surname Emer is the 42nd most popular variant of Moore.

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