Impey Surname

157,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,768 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Impey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Impey.' Mr. Lower says, 'This name is or has been numerous in Buckinghamshire, Surrey, and Essex, in which last county stands Impey Hall' (Patronymica Britannica). I doubt not this is the true spot.

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Impey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3791:40,4055,196
Australia4611:58,5597,118
South Africa2701:200,65821,510
United States2541:1,427,00498,129
Canada1731:212,98020,593
New Zealand961:47,1707,685
Wales781:39,6733,883
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
France101:6,642,272293,169
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6031:40,4235,135
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Impey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Impey.' Mr. Lower says, 'This name is or has been numerous in Buckinghamshire, Surrey, and Essex, in which last county stands Impey Hall' (Patronymica Britannica). I doubt not this is the true spot.

1639. Married — Thomas Impaye and Martha Goddard: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1699-1700. Richard Awsiter and Martha Impey: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1793. Married — George Lovibond and Martha Impey: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) prob. = Imp, with the English diminutive suff. -y, -ie [Middle English imp, a graft, scion, offspring, (later) sprite; Old English impa, a shoot, graft]. But there is an Impey or Imphy (Hall) in Essex, which, if originally a local and not a pers. name, may repre­sent ‘Impe's Hey’ (Enclosure).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Hedge of Saplings or Young Trees” in Old English. (Imp-Haeg.)

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

This name is, or has been, numerous in cos. Bucks, Surrey, and Essex, in which last county stands Impey Hall. See Morant's Essex.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Impey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Impey is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Impey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 157,924th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,632,784 people. Impey is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Impey are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 1,379 people, or 1 in 40,405. In England Impey is most frequent in: Greater London, where 22 percent live, Bedfordshire, where 10 percent live and Cambridgeshire, where 9 percent live. Besides England this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 17 percent live and South Africa, where 10 percent live.

Impey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Impey has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Impey surname grew 229 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 605 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 780 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Impey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Impey last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Impey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 1.78% more than the national average, earning R 241,872 per year; in United States they earn 8.83% more than the national average, earning $46,961 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.81% more than the national average, earning $54,058 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Inmpey9127/
Immpey911/
Himpey910/
Impe89528/
Impy8910/
Himphey830/
Empey802,877/
Himpe801,443/
Imper80358/
Impoy80282/
Umpey80157/
Impei8065/
Gimpe8054/
Impay8042/
Yimpe8015/
Impes8011/
Jimpe807/
Impie803/
Impet802/
Imped801/
Impee801/
Impoe801/
Impuy801/
Impeh801/
Gimpy800/
Eimpy800/
Impett73249/
Hempey7386/
Jimpoy7333/
Jimpie7332/
Impoyi7321/
Jimper7311/
Imphet739/
Impaya737/
Impech735/
Empeyu734/
Himpet733/
Himper732/
Empeys732/
Emphey732/
Hiempe731/
Jimpes731/
Umphey731/
Himpea731/
Impaye731/
Impayo731/
Impeje731/
Impoya731/
Impoyo731/
Uimpay731/
Impawe731/
Yimpay731/
Yimpet731/
Aimpet731/
Ismpee731/
Impfoe731/
Himpez730/
Impper730/
Humpey730/
Jinpey730/
Ivey6733,898/
Impa671,000/
Gimpaya67716/
Ibey67469/
Impi67446/
Empe67342/
Umpe67299/
Empy67104/
Humphey6761/
Yimphet6746/
Inpe6717/
Ympe6715/
Hinphey6711/
Himpaya679/
Impiyah677/
Iempiya676/
Empeyus675/
Himpett673/
Yimpech673/
Jmpy672/
Humpfey671/
Impj671/
Aimphet671/
Aimpech671/
Ympy671/
Yimphay671/
Yimphae671/
Impiyas671/
Impayas671/
Imppett671/
Yimpeth671/
Yimpieh671/
Yinpeye671/
Impuieh671/
Hiempie671/
Inpy670/
Hemphey670/
Jimppoe670/
Jimpher670/

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