Hembry Surname

697,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Hembry 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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Hembry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2971:1,220,40086,581
England941:592,74535,632
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Jersey31:33,0674,675
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England901:270,83719,067
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Hembry (19) may also be a first name.

Hembry 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

Joseph Hembry in Kilbarchan, 1761 (Kilbarchan), Probably from Hembury, now Broad-Hembery in Devonshire. Hembrow is a Somerset surname.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Hembry Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hembry has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Hembry.

How Common Is The Last Name Hembry? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hembry is the 697,244th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 17,228,241 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Hembry reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Hembry is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held given name world-wide, held by 19 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 297 people, or 1 in 1,220,400. In The United States Hembry is mostly concentrated in: Iowa, where 22 percent live, Virginia, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States Hembry occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

Hembry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hembry has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hembry last name increased 571 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 104 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hembry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hembry surname are 1.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.72% registered to vote for the party.

Hembry earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.2% less than the national average, earning $40,041 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hembrey92196/
Hembroy9213/
Hembray9211/
Embry9111,422/
Chembrys861/
Embrey835,932/
Hembra831,641/
Hembre83324/
Embray8384/
Hambry8362/
Himbry8331/
Oembry834/
Hembri833/
Embroy833/
Gembry833/
Henbry833/
Hombry831/
Emmbry831/
Jembry831/
Embrys830/
Hembree778,931/
Hambrey77110/
Henbrey7763/
Hembraj7728/
Chembra7726/
Chembri776/
Hembreh775/
Hembrej773/
Hembriz772/
Hennbry772/
Hemwray772/
Hembres772/
Hiembra771/
Khembre771/
Chembre771/
Hembrai771/
Hembrie771/
Himbrey771/
Hembroj771/
Hombray770/
Ambry73379/
Embra73224/
Embre7367/
Embri7358/
Ombry7338/
Ymbry7310/
Enbry738/
Emvry731/
Imbry731/
Henbrych7117/
Embree674,221/
Hombre671,885/
Hambre671,134/
Ambray67907/
Embriz67870/
Embris67471/
Ambrey67191/
Hembrecht6798/
Ambroy6790/
Hambri6783/
Embres6776/
Jembri6754/
Gembre6749/
Imbrey6729/
Hymbra6719/
Hombri6717/
Embrie6712/
Embreh678/
Hanbry678/
Enbrey678/
Gembri676/
Embrio675/
Eschembre675/
Himbra674/
Jembre672/
Eembra671/
Emvryo671/
Ambruy671/
Ombryi671/
Himbre671/
Embreu671/
Embroj671/
Imbrys671/
Ombrey671/
Genbry670/

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