How common is the surname Embry?

8,675 people in the United States had the surname Embry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,590 Americans. It ranked 4,092nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Embry?

Ethan Embry, American actor, followed by Wayne Embry.

Where is the surname Embry most common?

Wikidata records people named Embry in the United States.

Is the surname Embry getting more or less common?

More common. 8,379 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,675 in 2010, up 3.5%.

Is Embry also a first name?

Yes. Embry is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Embry

A surname, carried by 8,675 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E516

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Embry is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,675 people named Embry in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 35,590 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,379.

#4,092

rank among US surnames

8,675

people in 2010

2.9

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #3,894)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,084	Testa	8,694	35,512
#4,085	Tennant	8,693	35,517
#4,086	Santoyo	8,692	35,521
#4,087	Peterman	8,690	35,529
#4,088	Clapp	8,689	35,533
#4,089	Pannell	8,687	35,541
#4,090	Keel	8,682	35,562

Who is named Embry

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

74% of people named Embry identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 21%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Embrys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ethan Embry
American actor, born 1978
Wayne Embry
American basketball player, born 1937

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Embry

Embry has the Soundex code E516, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E516.

Questions

How common is the surname Embry?: 8,675 people in the United States had the surname Embry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,590 Americans. It ranked 4,092nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Embry?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Embry identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Embry?: Ethan Embry, American actor, followed by Wayne Embry.
Where is the surname Embry most common?: Wikidata records people named Embry in the United States.
Is the surname Embry getting more or less common?: More common. 8,379 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,675 in 2010, up 3.5%.
Is Embry also a first name?: Yes. Embry is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.