Emeriau is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Emeriau
No. of characters: 7
Origin: France
Meaning: Name worn in the Loire-Atlantique. Varientes: Emeriault (86), Emerieau (44). MT Morlet offers regional variant of the former French esmeril (swivel, small falcon, nickname given to one who has a keen eye, who is awake). There is, however another hypothesis, a diminutive of the personal name Emery, very focused in Brittany (qv).

How popular is Emeriau?

Emeriau is common in France.

Emeriau is ranked 243949 on our list.

Emeriau is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in France which may be its originating country too. Around 1321 people have been found who wears Emeriau as their family name. Emeriau have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
65,594 Belgium2
723,167 Indonesia2
23,434 Burkina Faso1
38,841 Scotland1
2,724 New Caledonia1
8,268 Mauritius1
289,511 England1
169,904 Brazil1
13,606 Senegal1
Countries with thousands of Emeriau:
6,595 France1,310

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Davina Maddalena
 Emeriau is a surname, represents a regional variation of the old french esmeril swivel, small falcon nickname which applies to a person keen eye like that bird.

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