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 surname Emory (Arabic: آموري) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emory? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 66,242nd most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 968,316 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Emory live; 93 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. Emory is also the 53,702nd most commonly held forename globally, borne by 12,149 people.

Emory is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 7,194 people, or 1 in 50,384. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 14 percent are found, South Carolina, where 8 percent are found and Georgia, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 27 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 1 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Emory Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Emory has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 394 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 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 with the Republican Party 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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