The surname Emery
A patronymic surname, carried by 25,839 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈɛm(ə)ɹi/ 3 syllables Soundex E560 Also a first name
Origin
From medieval Germanic personal names, either a variant of Amory, from Amalric, Proto-Germanic *amal (“vigor, bravery”) (compare *ammōną) + Old High German rīhhi (“ruler”), or of Henry, from Old High German Heimrich, from heim (“home”) + rīhhi (“ruler”).
Emery is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 25,839 people named Emery in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,949 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 25,338.
Who is named Emery
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
88% of people named Emery identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 88%
- Black (not Hispanic) 5.6%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
- Two or more races 1.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Famous Emerys
12 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Julie Ann EmeryAmerican actress, born 1975
- Gideon EmeryBritish actor, born 1972
- John EmeryAmerican actor (1905–1964)
- Vic EmeryBobsledder and businessman, born 1933
- Gilbert EmeryAmerican actor (1875-1945)
- Audrey EmeryAmerican socialite (1904-1971)
- Brent EmeryAmerican cyclist, born 1957
- Lisa EmeryAmerican actress, born 1952
- David F. EmeryAmerican politician from Maine, born 1948
- Antonio Emery ArocenaAssociation football player (1905-1982)
- Ann EmeryBritish actress (1930-2016)
- Lynn LeMayAmerican pornographic actress and adult model, born 1961
Notable Emerys come mostly from the United States (8), the United Kingdom (2) and Canada (1).
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Variant spellings
Emery has the Soundex code E560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E560.
Questions
- Where does the surname Emery come from?
- From medieval Germanic personal names, either a variant of Amory, from Amalric, Proto-Germanic *amal (“vigor, bravery”) (compare *ammōną) + Old High German rīhhi (“ruler”), or of Henry, from Old High German Heimrich, from heim (“home”) + rīhhi (“ruler”).
- How common is the surname Emery?
- 25,839 people in the United States had the surname Emery in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,949 Americans. It ranked 1,365th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Emery?
- In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Emery identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Emery?
- Julie Ann Emery, American actress, followed by Gideon Emery.
- Where is the surname Emery most common?
- Wikidata records people named Emery in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada and 1 other country.
- How do you pronounce Emery?
- Emery is /ˈɛm(ə)ɹi/, 3 syllables.
- What type of surname is Emery?
- Emery is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname Emery getting more or less common?
- More common. 25,338 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,839 in 2010, up 2.0%.
- What are other spellings of Emery?
- Amery, Amory and Emory.
- Is Emery also a first name?
- Yes. Emery 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.