Emerson may refer to:

People

Emerson (surname) Emerson is an English language, English surname derived from Anglo-Saxon language, Anglo-Saxon ''Emars sunu'', meaning "Emar's son" or "Ethelmar's son". Another origin has been suggested as starting with the Old French epic hero Aimeri de Narbonne ...

, a surname (and list of people with that name) * Emerson (given name), a given name (and list of people with that name) *

Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803April 27, 1882), who went by his middle name Waldo, was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, minister, abolitionism, abolitionist, and poet who led the Transcendentalism, Transcendentalist movement of th ...

, an American philosopher and essayist

Places

Australia

* Emerson Crossing, a place in Adelaide

Canada

* Emerson, Manitoba ** Pembina–Emerson Border Crossing **

Emerson (electoral district) Emerson is a former provincial electoral division in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1879 and eliminated prior the 2019 general election. Most of its territory was re ...

, a former electoral division in Manitoba * Emerson,

Weldford Parish, New Brunswick Weldford is a geographic parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it is divided between the villages of Five Rivers and Nouvelle-Arcadie, which are both members of the Kent Regional Service Commission, and the R ...

United Kingdom

* Emerson's Green or Emersons Green, South Gloucestershire, England * Emerson Park, a suburb in Greater London

United States

* Emerson (Gary), a neighborhood in north-central Gary, Indiana *

Emerson, Arkansas Emerson is a town in Columbia County, Arkansas, Columbia County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 368 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. History Eponym Emerson derives its name from Reuben Loggins Emerson, an early settler ...

Emerson, Georgia Emerson is a city in far southern Bartow County, Georgia, United States, on highways US-41/ GA-3, GA-293, and I-75 (via exits 283 and 285). The population was 1,470 at the 2010 census, an increase of 34% over the 2000 count of 1,092. Emerso ...

Emerson, Iowa Emerson is a city in Mills County, Iowa, United States. The population was 403 at the time of the 2020 census. History Emerson was a shipping point on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. Geography According to the United States Censu ...

* Emerson, Michigan * Emerson, Nebraska *

Emerson, New Jersey Emerson is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, a suburb in the New York City metropolitan area. Emerson is the most southern municipality in an area of the county known as the Pascack Valley. As of the 2020 United Stat ...

Emerson, North Carolina Emerson is an unincorporated community in Bladen County, North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the ...

* Emerson, Ohio * Emerson, West Virginia *

Emerson Hill, Staten Island Emerson Hill is the name of a hilly area, and the neighborhood situated thereon, in Staten Island, New York, one of the five boroughs of New York City, United States. Some of the roads on Emerson Hill are private, and several gates were prev ...

, a neighborhood of New York City *

Emerson Township, Michigan Emerson Township is a civil township of Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 849 at the 2020 census. History Emerson Township was formed in 1855. Communities *The northeast quadrant of the city of Ithaca is at the ...

Emerson Township, Dixon County, Nebraska Emerson Township is one of thirteen townships in Dixon County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 488 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 480. See also *County government in Nebraska County gover ...

Emerson Township, Harlan County, Nebraska Emerson Township is one of sixteen townships in Harlan County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 307 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 276. A portion of the Village of Oxford lies within the Tow ...

Institutions

Emerson College Emerson College is a private college in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It also maintains campuses in Los Angeles and Well, Limburg, Netherlands (Kasteel Well). Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a "school of Public Speaking, o ...

, Boston, Massachusetts *

Emerson Hospital Emerson Hospital is a hospital located in Concord, Massachusetts, at 133 Old Road to Nine Acre Corner, founded in 1911 on donated by Charles Emerson, a nephew of Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is a full-service, non-profit community hospital and acute ...

, Concord, Massachusetts *

Emerson Preparatory School Emerson Preparatory School (also known as Emerson) was a small independent school, private high school in Northwest Washington, D.C., founded in 1852 as the Emerson Institute. It was Washington's oldest co-ed College-preparatory school, college p ...

, Washington, D.C.

Companies

Emerson Electric Emerson Electric Co. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The Fortune 500 company delivers a range of engineering services, manufactures industrial automation equipment, climate control systems, and p ...

, American major multinational corporation *

Emerson Flutes Conn-Selmer, Inc. is an American manufacturer of musical instruments for concert bands, marching bands and orchestras. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Steinway Musical Instruments and was formed in 2003 by combining the Steinway properties, Th ...

Emerson Group The Emerson Group is one of the largest privately owned property development companies in the United Kingdom. Emerson was founded by Peter Emerson Jones in 1959 and is based in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, UK. Its subsidiaries include Orbit Develop ...

, British property company *

Emerson Knives Emerson Knives, Inc. is an American company that produces knives and related products. It was founded in 1996 by custom knifemaker Ernest Emerson in an effort to mass-produce his folding knife designs for the U.S. Military and collector markets. ...

Emerson Radio Emerson Radio Corporation is one of the United States' largest volume consumer electronics distributors and has a recognized trademark in continuous use since 1912. The company designs, markets, and licenses many product lines worldwide, in ...

Emerson Records Emerson Records was an American record company and label created by Victor Emerson in 1915. Victor Hugo Emerson was the chief recording engineer at Columbia Records. In 1914 he left the company, created the Emerson Phonograph Company, and then ...

Other uses

* Emerson Literary Society, a coed collegiate literary society *

Emerson String Quartet The Emerson String Quartet, also known as the Emerson Quartet, was an American string quartet initially formed as a student group at the Juilliard School in 1976. It was named for American poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson and began touri ...

, a chamber music group *

Emerson, Lake & Palmer Emerson, Lake & Palmer (informally known as ELP) were an English progressive rock Supergroup (music), supergroup formed in London in 1970. The band consisted of Keith Emerson (keyboards) of The Nice, Greg Lake (vocals, bass, guitars, producer) ...

, a progressive rock group *

Emerson Drive Emerson Drive was a Canadian country music band consisting of Brad Mates (lead vocals), Danick Dupelle (guitars, backing vocals), Mike Melancon (drums), and Dale Wallace (keyboards, backing vocals). The band was founded in 1995 as 12 Gauge, which ...

, a Canadian country music group * Emerson (horse), a Brazilian-bred thoroughbred racehorse *

Emerson (typeface) Emerson is a typeface designed by Joseph Blumenthal (printer), Joseph Blumenthal. In 1930, the type was cut by Louis Hoell at the Bauer Type Foundry in Frankfurt and named Spiral. Then in 1935, Stanley Morison recut the type, along with its italic, ...