Emory Surname

66,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,526 people bear this surname

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

Emory Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of Emery (industrious).

Emory Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,1941:50,3846,088
Tanzania1101:481,28732,644
Papua New Guinea611:133,66718,337
Canada421:877,27667,671
Israel391:219,42720,804
Australia271:999,84158,390
American Samoa171:3,280753
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
China21:683,660,78330,601
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
France11:66,422,722504,397
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Guam11:160,1214,893
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8281:27,4723,378

Emory (12,149) may also be a first name.

Emory Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of Emery (industrious).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Emory Last Name Facts

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

The last name Emory (Arabic: آموري) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Emory click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emory? popularity and diffusion

Emory is the 66,242nd most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 968,316 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Emory reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Emory is also the 53,702nd most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 12,149 people.

The surname Emory is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 7,194 people, or 1 in 50,384. In The United States it is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 14 percent reside, South Carolina, where 8 percent reside and Georgia, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States Emory is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Emory Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Emory has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 394 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Emory Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Emory surname are 18.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.86% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Emory earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 4.77% less than the national average, earning $41,089 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.58% more than the national average, earning $62,394 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emuory9126/
Emmory9118/
Emorey919/
Hemory912/
Esmory911/
Jemory910/
Emorry910/
Gemory910/
Emmorey83131/
Hemoray831/
Hemoroy831/
Emmoray831/
Eimoory831/
Emery8066,350/
Amory8014,284/
Emori8011,705/
Emary802,261/
Emore801,051/
Imory80324/
Emora8037/
Omory804/
Emury802/
Hemery735,500/
Emmery73519/
Eimori73270/
Emouri73242/
Iemori73229/
Ammory73205/
Hamory73134/
Aemary73122/
Esmore7361/
Eimery7353/
Emaroy7353/
Emaury7352/
Emaray7340/
Emeury7338/
Gemore7328/
Omoruy7328/
Hemore7323/
Amoray7323/
Hemori7319/
Emuore7319/
Emorge7318/
Amorey7315/
Omoryi7315/
Jemary7314/
Oemary7313/
Amoroy7310/
Emerey739/
Esmori738/
Gemori737/
Jemora736/
Emeroy735/
Hemary735/
Emerry734/
Emoore734/
Emmary734/
Eimore734/
Eamore734/
Emorri734/
Emeryi734/
Etmore733/
Emorgi733/
Amoory733/
Emorie733/
Emorid733/
Emeriy733/
Emoris732/
Eymore732/
Jemore732/
Emores732/
Amorry732/
Hemora732/
Omorey732/
Amoryi732/
Eamora731/
Eemery731/
Emeery731/
Emoree731/
Emorre731/
Emuray731/
Emarey731/
Omoriy731/
Emojre731/
Emorai731/
Eimora731/
Jemori731/
Emoura731/
Yemori731/
Gemary731/
Emoiri731/
Emorio731/
Emorit731/
Emoruj731/
Emeray731/
Amoruy731/
Omoray731/
Amuory731/
Gimory731/
Emorhe731/
Emoeri731/
Emoire731/
Emorez730/
Aemore730/
Esmoris671,693/
Esmores67766/
Jetmore67261/
Hemeury67199/
Hemariy67128/
Esmoriz67116/
Jesmore6787/
Hemmery6786/
Hiemori6771/
Hemeray6748/
Hemaray6739/
Esmaray6733/
Hemoura6713/
Esmorís6712/
Ehimore6711/
Emarays6710/
Esmorez6710/
D'Emery678/
Amourry677/
Amoiray676/
Emaraya676/
Eymuray676/
Hemores675/
Gemmori674/
Hemorei674/
Heymore674/
Emmoeri674/
Emasrey674/
Hemaroy673/
Eimasry672/
Emmerey672/
Gemorge672/
Heimora672/
Jemariy671/
Eemmore671/
Gemaray671/
Giemore671/
Haemori671/
Heimore671/
Iiemore671/
Emuorhe671/
Emorehe671/
Heymery671/
Jeamary671/
Jesmary671/
Hemerey671/
Hemorza671/
Gimorey671/
Emorait671/
Emoruit671/
Eymerey671/
Esmorij671/
Esmouri671/
Ghemary671/
Omorhyi671/
Emuoreh671/
Emuorha671/
Emuorie671/
Emoruha671/
Heimori671/
Hemoree670/
Emmorie670/
Hoemore670/
Esmoore670/
Haemery670/
Emorith670/

Emory Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Emory in the Arabic language
آموريamwry-
امورىamwry-

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