Explore the Family Name Impey

The meaning of Impey

English: topographic name from Middle English imphage, imphey ‘hedge or enclosure made of saplings’ (Old English imphaga, imphæg), or a topographic or habitational name referring to a house named with this word, e.g. Impey Hall (Buttsbury, Essex) and Imphaugh Farm (Stonham Aspal, Suffolk). Compare Empey and Empie.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Impey held a rank of 97,384 in terms of popularity in the year 2000 and by 2010 it had slightly fallen to a rank of 99,378 — a change of -2.05%. In terms of count, there were 173 individuals with this surname in 2000, and this number increased to 182 by 2010, indicating a growth of 5.2%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 remained constant at 0.06 in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#97,384	#99,378	-2.05%
Count	173	182	5.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.06	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Impey

In the realm of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that in 2000, the majority (91.33%) of people named Impey identified as White. This figure decreased to 87.36% by 2010, marking a change of -4.35%. Those identifying as Hispanic represented 5.78% of the Impeys in 2000, and this percentage rose to 8.24% by 2010 — illustrating a significant increase of 42.56%. Individuals who identified with two or more races also saw an increase, from 2.89% in 2000 to 3.85% in 2010, which equates to a 33.22% rise. No individuals with the surname Impey identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.33%	87.36%	-4.35%
Hispanic	5.78%	8.24%	42.56%
Two or More Races	2.89%	3.85%	33.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%