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Emanuel Ranking

In the United States, the name Emanuel is the 3,632nd most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1


United States Emanuel migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Emanuel Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Aaron Emanuel, who arrived in America in 1770
Emanuel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Emanuel, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1822 2
  • J Emanuel, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1822 2
  • Albert Emanuel, who arrived in Texas in 1835 2
  • Albert Emanuel, who settled in Louisiana sometime between 1836 and 1841
  • Andrew Emanuel, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1848 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Emanuel Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Samuel Emanuel, who landed in Mississippi in 1900 2

Australia Emanuel migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Emanuel Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Barnet Emanuel, English convict from Middlesex, who was transported aboard the "Asia" on April 1st, 1822, settling in New South Wales, Australia 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Emanuel (post 1700) +

  • Oliver Emanuel (1980-2023), British playwright and radio dramatist, born in Kent, Writer-in-Residence for BBC Radio 4 Children in Need in 2010
  • Errol John Emanuel GC (1918-1971), District Commissioner in the East New Britain district of Papua New Guinea was posthumously awarded the George Cross
  • Paul Emanuel Polani FRCP, HonFRCP, FRCPCH, FRCOG, DCH, FRS, (1914-2006), Italian-Austrian geneticist, described by the Royal College of Physicians as "one of the key figures in the development of medical genetics"
  • Leon Emanuel Rosenberg (1933-2022), American physician-scientist, geneticist, and educator, Dean of the medical school of Yale University
  • Barry Emanuel Supple CBE, FBA, (b. 1930), English Emeritus Professor of Economic History, University of Cambridge, father of theatre and opera director Tim Supple
  • Alfred Emanuel Smith IV (1951-2019), American Wall Street executive, Senior Advisor for the Marwood Group
  • Sydney Emanuel Mudd (1858-1911), American Republican politician, Member of Maryland State House of Delegates, 1880-82, 1896; Speaker of the Maryland State House of Delegates, 1896 4
  • Arthur Emanuel Fichardt (b. 1872), American politician, U.S. Consular Agent in Bloemfontein, 1907-27 5
  • David Emanuel Wahlberg (1882-1949), Swedish sports writer and editor who covered the 1912 Summer Olympics
  • Jorge Emanuel Broun (b. 1986), Argentinean footballer

RMS Titanic
  • Miss Virginia Ethel Emanuel, aged 6, American Third Class passenger from New York City, New York who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and survived in the sinking in life boat 13 6


Suggested Readings for the name Emanuel +

  • Emanuel: Savoy to America by Garvin R. Emanuel.

  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Asia 1 voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1822 with 190 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/asia/1822
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 27) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  5. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  6. Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html


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