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    The surname Empey

    A surname, carried by 1,182 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex E510

    Empey: #21,960 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Empey #21,960, 1,182 people Empey: #21,960 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Empey #21,960, 1,182 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Empey is more common than 86.5% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,182 people named Empey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 261,206 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,062.

    #21,960
    rank among US surnames
    1,182
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +11.3%
    change since 2000 (was #22,591)

    Who is named Empey

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

    96% of people named Empey identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    • Two or more races 0.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Empey?
    1,182 people in the United States had the surname Empey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 261,206 Americans. It ranked 21,960th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Empey?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Empey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Empey getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,062 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,182 in 2010, up 11%.