Explore the Family Name Pember

The meaning of Pember

English: perhaps a variant of Pamber, a habitational name from a place in Hampshire named Pamber, from Old English penn ‘fold, enclosure’ + beorg ‘hill’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Pember's popularity has seen a small decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 36,421st most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had slipped to the 37,442nd position, marking a decrease of 2.8%. Despite this marginal drop in rank, the actual count of people with the Pember surname increased from 580 in 2000 to 595 in 2010, representing a growth of 2.59%. However, when compared to the total population, the proportion of individuals named Pember per 100,000 people decreased by 9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,421	#37,442	-2.8%
Count	580	595	2.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.2	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pember

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Pember. Most notably, the vast majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, making up 94.83% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 94.12% in 2010. Over the decade, there was a noticeable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 1.21% to 1.85%. The percentage of Pembers identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased from 1.38% to 1.18%, while the proportion of those reporting two or more races saw a slight decrease from 1.90% to 1.85%. There were no changes reported for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.83%	94.12%	-0.75%
Two or More Races	1.9%	1.85%	-2.63%
Hispanic	1.21%	1.85%	52.89%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.38%	1.18%	-14.49%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%