How common is the surname Emory?

5,641 people in the United States had the surname Emory in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,732 Americans. It ranked 6,075th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Emory?

Zayne Emory, American film actor, followed by May Emory.

Where is the surname Emory most common?

Wikidata records people named Emory in the United States.

Is the surname Emory getting more or less common?

More common. 5,504 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,641 in 2010, up 2.5%.

Is Emory also a first name?

Yes. Emory 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 Emory

A patronymic surname, carried by 5,641 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex E560 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Emory is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

A surname originating as a patronymic, variant of Emery.

Emory 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 5,641 people named Emory in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 54,732 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,504.

#6,075

rank among US surnames

5,641

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #5,761)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,066	Fite	5,656	54,587
#6,067	Heintz	5,655	54,597
#6,068	Kirksey	5,654	54,607
#6,070	Pierre-Louis	5,653	54,616
#6,071	Savoie	5,652	54,626
#6,072	Suter	5,648	54,665
#6,074	Dreher	5,644	54,703

Who is named Emory

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

79% of people named Emory identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 17%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Emorys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Zayne Emory
American film actor, born 1998
May Emory
American actress, 1880–1948

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Emory

Emery

Emory has the Soundex code E560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E560.

Questions

How common is the surname Emory?: 5,641 people in the United States had the surname Emory in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,732 Americans. It ranked 6,075th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Emory?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Emory identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Emory?: Zayne Emory, American film actor, followed by May Emory.
Where is the surname Emory most common?: Wikidata records people named Emory in the United States.
What type of surname is Emory?: Emory is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Emory getting more or less common?: More common. 5,504 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,641 in 2010, up 2.5%.
Is Emory also a first name?: Yes. Emory 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.