Embury Surname

210,655th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Malta

Embury 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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Embury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada7421:49,6576,027
United States6741:537,77344,626
England2661:209,46618,018
Australia2131:126,74013,853
Malta181:23,9041,289
Wales91:343,83718,086
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1541:158,28213,752
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:534,24137,003

Embury 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

From Emborough; a location name in Somerset.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

Embury Last Name Facts

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

The last name Embury occurs more in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Embury? popularity and diffusion

The last name Embury is the 210,655th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,720,034 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Embury are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in Canada, where it is carried by 742 people, or 1 in 49,657. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Ontario, where 44 percent are found, Alberta, where 26 percent are found and British Columbia, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Canada this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Embury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Embury has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Embury surname expanded 717 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 173 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Embury Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Embury surname are 15.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.09% registered with the party.

The amount Embury earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.37% less than the national average, earning R 75,168 per year; in United States they earn 0.61% more than the national average, earning $43,413 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.39% less than the national average, earning $48,992 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hembury92514/
Emburey92213/
Esmbury920/
Jeambury860/
Ambury83232/
Embure835/
Embory833/
Enbury832/
Emburi831/
Hemburych8013/
Henbury77158/
Himbury77125/
Hambury77113/
Yembura7770/
Amburey7717/
Amburay7712/
Jembure775/
Emburea773/
Hembura772/
Iemburi771/
Eambure771/
Jemburi771/
Jembura771/
Emboura771/
Hombury770/
Genbury770/
Heimbure711/
Jembhuri711/
Eisnbury710/
Itenbury710/
Icenbury710/
Ambure676,725/
Amburi67561/
Imburi67440/
Embora67155/
Hymburych6716/
Anbury6712/
Ombure6710/
Imbura679/
Heimburge678/
Eisenbury675/
Omburi673/
Enbory671/
Imbure671/
Embore671/
Embori671/
Isembuire671/

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Embury Reference & Research

Emery (all spellings DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

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