# Wimberley (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/wimberley/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,245 |
| US rank (2010) | 13,509 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 137,526 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.7% (2,084 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Wimberleigh, Wimberlie, Wimberly, Wymberley, Wymberly |

## Etymology

From an Old English name, probably *Wynebeald (“Winebald”) + lēah (“clearing”), Wimbaldlai in the Domesday Book. Compare with Wimbley, Wimboldsley.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Wimberley in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 84% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Similar surnames

Wimberly, Weinberg, Winfrey, Weinberger, Winfree, Winburn, Winebrenner, Winebarger, Winford, Winborne.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.