Embery Surname

455,757th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Embery Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Emery' which see. The 'b' is intrusive; compare Embelin. .

1667. Married — John Embree and Mary Odaway: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1789. — Benjamin Embry and Sarah Butcher: St.

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Embery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3941:919,94769,072
England2501:222,87218,741
Australia571:473,60936,415
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1021:238,97417,695
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Embery (38) may also be a first name.

Embery Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Emery' which see. The 'b' is intrusive; compare Embelin. .

1667. Married — John Embree and Mary Odaway: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1789. — Benjamin Embry and Sarah Butcher: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Emery, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'the descendant of Emery', a word that menas 'work' or 'rule'. It began in the town of Embrough in Devon.

- casembry

Embery Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Embery Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Embery occurs most in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Embery.

How Common Is The Last Name Embery? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 455,757th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,808,272 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Embery are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Embery is also the 1,662,754th most prevalent given name world-wide It is held by 38 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 394 people, or 1 in 919,947. In The United States Embery is mostly concentrated in: Oklahoma, where 13 percent are found, Alabama, where 11 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 34 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Embery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Embery has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 635 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 245 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Embery Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Embery last name are 22.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.7% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Embery earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 22.66% less than the national average, earning $33,371 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.08% less than the national average, earning $37,222 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hembery9296/
Emberry9240/
Emberey9236/
Embeary929/
Eembery921/
Jembery920/
Hemberry8642/
Imbery83564/
Ambery83279/
Emberi83125/
Embera8336/
Embere8320/
Ymbery8315/
Embary836/
Embory833/
Enbery833/
Embiry830/
Jembere779,651/
Yembere77229/
Hembera77180/
Amberry7741/
Embereh7731/
Amberay7730/
Hambery7721/
Yemberi7714/
Henbery7710/
Emberge778/
Emberee777/
Emberai777/
Imberry777/
Gembere776/
Jemberi775/
Jembera774/
Emberze774/
Embeera772/
Emberzi771/
Embarry771/
Jembiry771/
Oembary771/
Embiere771/
Embeeri771/
Omberay771/
Embeiri771/
Aemberi771/
Ehnbery771/
Gemberi771/
Embeari771/
Emboeri771/
Embetre771/
Emberis771/
Emberea771/
Emberer771/
Jemberie712,266/
Hamberry7196/
Hembaray719/
Hemberee714/
Henberry713/
Etembere713/
Aamberay712/
Heimbere711/
Yembheri711/
Jemberee711/
Himberry710/
Heinbery710/
Isenbery710/
Hennbery710/
Amberi671,327/
Embari671,126/
Ambere67543/
Ombere67471/
Imberi67267/
Imbera6795/
Ambary6791/
Ombory6780/
Emuere6733/
Embira6728/
Hemberehe6723/
Ambory6722/
Emwere6712/
Hennberry678/
Embare676/
Eisenbery674/
Anbery673/
Imbere673/
Enberi673/
Omberi672/
Ombary672/
Embiri672/
Enbere672/
Embori671/
Embire671/
Embore671/
Imbéry671/
Hemberrer671/
Enbory671/
Emueri671/
Isenbeary670/
Envery670/
Imbary670/
Echenbery670/

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Embery Reference & Research

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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