Explore the Family Name Bembry

The meaning of Bembry

Perhaps an altered form of English Banbury.

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How common is the last name Bembry in the United States?

According to the Popularity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Bembry has seen an increase in its rank and count between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname improved from 20,468 in the year 2000 to 19,763 in 2010, indicating a rise in popularity by 3.44%. In terms of count, the number of individuals with the Bembry surname increased from 1,205 to 1,362 during the same period, reflecting a growth of 13.03%. Furthermore, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also rose slightly from 0.45 to 0.46, marking a 2.22% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,468	#19,763	3.44%
Count	1,205	1,362	13.03%
Proportion per 100k	0.45	0.46	2.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bembry

On the aspect of Ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts in the ethnic identity of people carrying the Bembry surname between 2000 and 2010. While there were no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native, there was a significant change among those identifying with two or more races, increasing from 1.41% to 4.55%, signaling a 222.70% rise. The percentage of White-identifying individuals remained relatively steady, decreasing slightly from 23.90% to 23.79%. There was also a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, with the percentage rising from 1.83% to 3.08%. However, there was a slight decrease in the Black population using the Bembry surname, dropping from 72.37% to 67.99% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	72.37%	67.99%	-6.05%
White	23.9%	23.79%	-0.46%
Two or More Races	1.41%	4.55%	222.7%
Hispanic	1.83%	3.08%	68.31%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%