Embry Surname
Approximately 11,422 people bear this surname
Embry 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.
Embry Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,685 | 1:33,922 | 4,242 |
| France | 266 | 1:249,709 | 38,568 |
| Chile | 172 | 1:102,421 | 3,844 |
| Australia | 127 | 1:212,565 | 20,555 |
| England | 59 | 1:944,374 | 47,923 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| Philippines | 25 | 1:4,049,529 | 157,830 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 93 | 1:262,101 | 18,696 |
| Wales | 34 | 1:46,130 | 2,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,396 | 1:35,973 | 4,266 |
Embry (265) may also be a first name.
Embry 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.
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Average Embry Salary in
United States
$38,744 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Embry Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Embry Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Embry (Arabic: امبري) is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Embry? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 45,434th most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 638,027 people. Embry is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Embry live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 546,451st most commonly occurring given name worldwide, borne by 265 people.
The surname Embry is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 10,685 people, or 1 in 33,922. In The United States it is most numerous in: Kentucky, where 25 percent reside, Texas, where 10 percent reside and Indiana, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States Embry exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in France, where 2 percent reside and Chile, where 2 percent reside.
Embry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Embry has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Embry last name increased 765 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 37 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Embry Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Embry last name are 26.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.82% registered with the party.
The amount Embry earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.32% more than the national average, earning 489,063 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.21% less than the national average, earning $38,744 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.28% more than the national average, earning $54,788 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Embry Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Embry in the Arabic language | ||
| امبري | ambry | - |
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Embry Reference & Research
Emery (all spellings DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Emery (all spellings FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Embry
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