Meaning & History
Derived from a nickname for Emerson
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Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage German
Meaning & History
A topographic name for someone who lived by land where grain was grown, a status name for someone who owned such land, or a metonymic occupational name for someone who grew or dealt in grain.