Embry Surname

45,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,422 people bear this surname

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

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,6851:33,9224,242
France2661:249,70938,568
Chile1721:102,4213,844
Australia1271:212,56520,555
England591:944,37447,923
Canada371:995,82774,831
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belize11:355,4743,977
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England931:262,10118,696
Wales341:46,1302,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3961:35,9734,266

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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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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Embrey915,932/
Hembry91423/
Embray9184/
Oembry914/
Embroy913/
Gembry913/
Emmbry911/
Jembry911/
Embrys910/
Hembrey83196/
Hembroy8313/
Hembray8311/
Ambry80379/
Embra80224/
Embre8067/
Embri8058/
Ombry8038/
Ymbry8010/
Enbry808/
Emvry801/
Imbry801/
Embree734,221/
Hembra731,641/
Ambray73907/
Embriz73870/
Embris73471/
Hembre73324/
Yembra73279/
Ambrey73191/
Ambroy7390/
Embres7376/
Hambry7362/
Jembri7354/
Gembre7349/
Himbry7331/
Imbrey7329/
Yembre7321/
Jembra7320/
Embrie7312/
Enbrey738/
Embreh738/
Gembri736/
Embrio735/
Henbry733/
Hembri733/
Jembre732/
Ambruy731/
Emvryo731/
Ombryi731/
Eembra731/
Ombrey731/
Imbrys731/
Embreu731/
Embroj731/
Hombry731/
Genbry730/
Hembree678,931/
Jembrih67229/
Embrich67116/
Hambrey67110/
Henbrey6763/
Embrett6742/
Hembraj6728/
Etimbre6710/
Embroid678/
Hembreh675/
Jembrie674/
Jembris673/
Hembrej673/
Hemwray672/
Hembres672/
Hennbry672/
Hembriz672/
Himbrey671/
Yenmbra671/
Embreha671/
Hembrie671/
Yesmbre671/
Hembrai671/
Jembree671/
Etembre671/
Hiembra671/
Imbrych671/
Hembroj671/
Embreth671/
Esembre671/
Hombray670/
Eembree670/

Embry Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Embry in the Arabic language
امبريambry-

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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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