Explore the Family Name Hembrough

The meaning of Hembrough

English: 1. variant of Embry 1. 2. of Norman origin, a variant of Emery. 3. habitational name from Hemingbrough (East Yorkshire), probably from the Old Norse personal name Heming + Old English burg ‘fortress’, though it is possible that it derives from the Old English personal name Hemma + the Old English groupname suffix -ingas (genitive -inga-) + burg.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Hembrough has seen a decrease in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, Hembrough was ranked 72,237th and by 2010, it had fallen to 79,075th place, marking a decline of approximately 9.47%. The number of individuals with this surname also decreased slightly from 251 in 2000 to 241 in 2010, resulting in a proportion per 100,000 people drop of 11.11%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#72,237	#79,075	-9.47%
Count	251	241	-3.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hembrough

When it comes to ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that those bearing the surname Hembrough are predominantly White, with 99.60% identifying as such in the year 2000, and 95.85% in 2010. This represents a slight decrease of 3.77% over the decade. Interestingly, in 2010, there was an emergence of individuals identifying as belonging to two or more races, accounting for 2.07% of Hembroughs. Other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native showed no representation among the individuals with the Hembrough surname in both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.6%	95.85%	-3.77%
Two or More Races	0%	2.07%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%