United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
"Emerson's essays on self-reliance remain a cornerstone of American transcendentalist literature."
A patronymic surname, from given names.
"The historian traced the family line back to Emerson, noting that it was a common patronymic surname derived from the father's name."
The name Emerson is a compound of the Old English personal name Emery and the suffix -son, meaning "son." It was first used to describe someone who is the son of a man named Emery.