Empson
English
Etymology
From a reduced form of the personal name Emmett + -son.
Proper noun
Empson (plural Empsons)
- A surname transferred from the given name.
Derived terms
- Empsonian
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Empson is the 28650th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 832 individuals. Empson is most common among White (91.83%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Empson”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 527.