Hembery Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Hembery Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hembury,' now Broadhembury, a parish in North Devon, near Honiton. This surname has been somewhat prolific of variants, but all are of the customary type; compare Harborow.

John de Hembury, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Hembery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England771:723,61140,488
Wales81:386,81619,671
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Hembery Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hembury,' now Broadhembury, a parish in North Devon, near Honiton. This surname has been somewhat prolific of variants, but all are of the customary type; compare Harborow.

John de Hembury, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John Hembure, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1804. Married — Samuel Hembury and Elizabeth Darley: St. George, Hanover Square.

1807. — John Cadding Hemberow and Martha Wallis: ibid.

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

Hembery Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hembery is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hembery? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,894,523rd most widely held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. Hembery occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Hembery reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 723,611. In England Hembery is primarily found in: Somerset, where 44 percent reside, Suffolk, where 16 percent reside and Devon, where 6 percent reside. Barring England this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Hembery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hembery has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Hembery surname expanded 275 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 160 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hembery Last Name Statistics demography

Hembery earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 19.99% less than the national average, earning 276,904 kr per year.

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