Embree Surname

110,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Embree Surname User-submission:

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

Embree Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4841:104,03511,453
Canada6881:53,5556,399
England161:3,482,379114,324
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7491:67,0487,275

Embree (78) may also be a first name.

Embree Surname Meaning

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

Embree Last Name Facts

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

Embree occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Embree? popularity and diffusion

Embree is the 110,165th most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,726,497 people. The last name Embree occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Embree are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Embree is also the 1,091,646th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 78 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 3,484 people, or 1 in 104,035. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 13 percent are found, Missouri, where 10 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 16 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Embree Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Embree has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 465 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Embree Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Embree last name are 15.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.39% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Embree earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.59% more than the national average, earning $46,422 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.41% more than the national average, earning $49,887 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hembree928,931/
Jembree921/
Embreue921/
Eembree920/
Embre9167/
Embrey835,932/
Hembre83324/
Embres8376/
Gembre8349/
Yembre8321/
Ambree8318/
Embrie8312/
Embreh838/
Imbree834/
Enbree832/
Jembre832/
Ombree831/
Embreu831/
Embrye830/
Hembrey77196/
Embreuš7788/
Embreus7744/
Embrett7742/
Henbree7713/
Hambree7712/
Etimbre7710/
Hembreh775/
Jembrie774/
Hembrej773/
Hembres772/
Hembrie771/
Hemvree771/
Hombree771/
Aambree771/
Yesmbre771/
Etembre771/
Embreha771/
Imbreie771/
Gimbree771/
Embreth771/
Esembre771/
Eanbree770/
Himbree770/
Ambre7313,597/
Embry7311,422/
Embra73224/
Imbre73125/
Ombre7377/
Embri7358/
Enbre732/
Embrecht7134/
Imbrahee711/
Imbreech711/
Ajiembre711/
Hesnbree710/
Heinbree710/
Hombre671,885/
Imbrea671,871/
Hembra671,641/
Hambre671,134/
Embriz67870/
Embris67471/
Hembry67423/
Yembra67279/
Aambre67265/
Ambrey67191/
Imbrie67117/
Hembrecht6798/
Embray6784/
Imbres6757/
Jembri6754/
Gimbre6751/
Imbrey6729/
Ammbre6722/
Jembra6720/
Ambhre6716/
Imbret6715/
Enbrey678/
Ambrie678/
Ambrei678/
Gembri676/
Anmbre675/
Embrio675/
Eschembre675/
Oembry674/
Eambrecht673/
Gembry673/
Embroy673/
Ambreu673/
Hembri673/
Enbrie673/
Ambrea672/
Ombrea672/
Jembry671/
Jimbre671/
Himbre671/
Embroj671/
Emmbry671/
Enbres671/
Genbre671/
Ambreh671/
Yombre671/
Imbreh671/
Imbrez671/
Ombrey671/
Eembra671/
Imbrye670/
Embrys670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Embree
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