Emerton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Audrey Emerton, Baroness Emerton (born 1935), British nurse and politicianBrett Emerton (born 1979), Australian footballerDanny Emerton (born 1991), English footballerEphraim Emerton (1851–1935), American educator, author, translator, and historianJames Henry Emerton (1847–1931), American arachnologist and illustratorJohn Emerton (1928–2015), British academic, Professor of Hebrew at Cambridge UniversityKarin Emerton, Australian juristRoy Emerton (1893–1944), British film actorWendy Emerton, birth name of Wendy Richard (1943–2009), English actress
