Emeny Surname

394,201st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 896 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Emeny Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Imayne'. Once a popular girl's name, now passed into oblivion.

Imania de Monte Alto, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Emoni Turbend, Yorkshire, 1273.

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Emeny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4141:134,58513,229
Australia1831:147,51715,697
Canada801:460,57039,784
New Zealand751:60,3789,390
Uganda731:534,78529,774
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Wales81:386,81619,671
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1201:203,12816,084
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Emény (1) are calculated separately.

Emeny (91) may also be a first name.

Emeny Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Imayne'. Once a popular girl's name, now passed into oblivion.

Imania de Monte Alto, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Emoni Turbend, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ymanya de Thuyt, Norfolk, ibid.

Johannes Ymanie, Kent, ibid.

Golda Ymaine, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Imanie Spurngold, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Emayn de Ireby, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Imayne de Nesfeld, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Nemyny, 1379: ibid.

This last is manifestly a nick, form; compare Nibbs, Nopps, Nabbs, &c.

Imyne Chatterton, of Heaton Norris, widow, 1594: Wills at Chester.

'Pardon to Robert Emanson, yeoman, of Berwick, for piracy' June 8, 1594: Cal. State Papers (Domestic).

1610. Married — Emonie Thurston (masculine): Elmham Ch., Norfolk.

1675. Buried — Emmynie Burgess: Great Fransham Ch., Norfolk.

1707. Married — William Best and Frances Immynes: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1717. — William Emmins and EHz. House: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1782. — Samuel Love and Jane Imons: St. George, Hanover Square.

1783. — Joseph Grey and Ann Emens: ibid.

1792. — Thomas Emans and Mary Ann Blandford: ibid.

The latest instance I have noticed of Emeny as a baptismal name is the following:

1777. Married — Emeny Codd and Mary Carley: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

User-submitted Reference

English: from the medieval female personal name, Ismaine orIsmenia, which is of uncertain origin.

- elizbudlong

Emeny Last Name Facts

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

The surname Emeny (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻨﻲ) occurs most in England. It can occur in the variant forms: Emény. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emeny? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 394,201st most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,133,422 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Emeny are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 998,282nd most widely held first name at a global level, held by 91 people.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 414 people, or 1 in 134,585. In England it is most prevalent in: Suffolk, where 28 percent are found, Greater London, where 9 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 9 percent are found. Outside of England this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

Emeny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Emeny has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Emeny last name expanded 345 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 194 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Emeny Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Emeny surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Emeny earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.9% less than the national average, earning $34,994 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.73% less than the national average, earning $45,842 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emény931/
Emenyi911,249/
Gemeny91166/
Hemeny91136/
Emeney91105/
Emenyo9119/
Jemeny9113/
Emeiny912/
Emmeny911/
Emmeney8321/
Emenaya8314/
Hiemeny836/
Emeanyo832/
Hemenay831/
Hemmeny831/
Emehnyi831/
Emene803,141/
Emeni801,347/
Emena80220/
Eminy807/
Imeny807/
Emenh801/
Eitmeney771/
Yemeni733,857/
Yemene731,050/
Emengi73708/
Emeana73649/
Emenge73604/
Hemeni73434/
Imenyo73321/
Gemene73272/
Jemena73141/
Emeine73103/
Emener7385/
Emenet7381/
Emenes7378/
Hemena7374/
Jemeni7371/
Hemene7365/
Imenyi7360/
Emegni7334/
Jemene7324/
Emegne7324/
Esmene7323/
Emeneh7321/
Emenea7321/
Emmene7318/
Emiene7316/
Yeminy7313/
Yemena7313/
Emmeni7310/
Eminyi7310/
Eemene739/
Emeïne738/
Emeyni737/
Emenie737/
Emenje736/
Emenai736/
Geminy735/
Emeyne734/
Heminy734/
Emhena734/
Emenui734/
Emenit734/
Emeina733/
Emmena733/
Iemene733/
Jimeny733/
Emeneu733/
Emeena732/
Emenez732/
Emeane732/
Eumene732/
Eminay732/
Hemenj731/
Ehmene731/
Eimene731/
Emened731/
Eminiy731/
Gimeny731/
Jemenh731/
Emenis731/
Aymeny731/
Eimeni731/
Emhene731/
Eamene731/
Eameni731/
Eminey730/
Jeminy730/
Emenesh671,610/
Jemenez67646/
Emmenis67230/
Hemenez67130/
Yemmene67113/
Jemeniz67108/
Hemenes6774/
Emmenes6763/
Hemeina6758/
Jemenes6746/
Hemeine6741/
Ihemene6731/
Jemenis6725/
Gemeine6724/
Emmeine6723/
Jemenea6721/
Jeumeni6721/
Ojiemhenyi6720/
Hemegni6718/
Jeminey6717/
Heumeni6717/
Yemeniz6717/
Emeanaa6716/
Ehmeine6711/
Hemeini6710/
Yemegne6710/
Hemenih679/
Yemegni678/
Hemmena677/
Hemmeni676/
Ihemena676/
Hemeniz675/
Geimeni675/
Hemenis675/
Yemmeni674/
Emenihe674/
Emenuha674/
Ethmene673/
Jimeney673/
Emenets673/
Emeneha673/
Geminey673/
Yemenit672/
Gehmeni672/
Eemeana672/
Jemmene672/
Geminay672/
Jeminys671/
Hemeena671/
Hemeyne671/
Himeiny671/
Eimenea671/
Emehena671/
Emeinih671/
Emenech671/
Emeynih671/
Yemenep671/
Gemeane671/
Emmiene671/
Hyemene671/
Hiemene671/
Jemeine671/
Jemenge671/
Jeumene671/
Heimeni671/
Yemenei671/
Yemenes671/
Yemenie671/
Yemenis671/
Yetmeni671/
Yiemeni671/
Gemenei671/
Giemeni671/
Gimenyi671/
Emeenge671/
Emingoy671/
Jemenei671/
Gemenge671/
Yemiene671/
Yesminy671/
Esmenes671/
Jimmeny671/
Gimeney671/
Emmener670/
Hemener670/

Emeny Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Emeny in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﻨﻲamny50
ﺍﻣﻨﻰamny25
ﺃﻣﻨﻲamny12.5
ﺍﻣﻦamn12.5

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