Explore the Family Name Wimberly
The meaning of Wimberly
English (Lincolnshire): variant of Womersley, a habitational name from a village in Yorkshire.
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How common is the last name Wimberly in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Wimberly has seen a slight decrease in rank between 2000 and 2010, moving from 3,883rd to 4,070th, a change of -4.82%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname has marginally increased by 3.84% over the decade, rising from 8,406 to 8,729. The proportion of people named Wimberly per 100,000 has slightly decreased by -5.13%, going from 3.12 to 2.96.
2000 | 2010 | Change | |
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Rank | #3,883 | #4,070 | -4.82% |
Count | 8,406 | 8,729 | 3.84% |
Proportion per 100k | 3.12 | 2.96 | -5.13% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wimberly
The Decennial U.S. Census also reveals changes in the ethnic identity associated with the Wimberly surname. In 2010, the largest ethnicity identified was Black, making up 44.76% of Wimberlys, up from 43.16% in 2000. This was followed by White at 49.19%, down from 51.64%. Representation of Hispanics saw a significant increase of 21.43%, while Asian/Pacific Islander witnessed a modest rise of 5.88%. The proportion of individuals identifying with two or more races also grew by 11.11%. Meanwhile, those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native represented a small but growing portion, increasing by 12.50% over the decade.
2000 | 2010 | Change | |
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White | 51.64% | 49.19% | -4.74% |
Black | 43.16% | 44.76% | 3.71% |
Hispanic | 2.66% | 3.23% | 21.43% |
Two or More Races | 1.89% | 2.1% | 11.11% |
American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0.48% | 0.54% | 12.5% |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.17% | 0.18% | 5.88% |
Wimberly ancestry composition
23andMe computes an ancestry breakdown for each customer. People may have ancestry from just one population or they may have ancestry from several populations. The most commonly-observed ancestry found in people with the surname Wimberly is British & Irish, which comprises 47.7% of all ancestry found in people with the surname. The next two most common ancestries are French & German (21.0%) and Nigerian (8.3%). Additional ancestries include Ghanaian, Liberian & Sierra Leonean, Angolan & Congolese, Italian, Scandinavian, and Spanish & Portuguese.
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ANCESTRY BREAKDOWN | COMPOSITION |
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British & Irish | 47.7% |
French & German | 21.0% |
Nigerian | 8.3% |
Other | 23.0% |
Possible origins of the surname Wimberly
Your DNA provides clues about where your recent ancestors may have lived. Having many distant relatives in the same location suggests that you may all share common ancestry there. Locations with many distant relatives can also be places where people have migrated recently, such as large cities. If a large number of individuals who share your surname have distant relatives in a specific area, it could indicate a connection between your surname and that location, stemming from either recent ancestral ties or migration.
Based on 23andMe data, people with last name Wimberly have recent ancestry locations all within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
RECENT ANCESTRY Location | Percentage |
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Greater Manchester, United Kingdom | 73.20% |
Greater London, United Kingdom | 73.20% |
Glasgow City, United Kingdom | 73.20% |
Lancashire, United Kingdom | 72.40% |
West Yorkshire, United Kingdom | 72.40% |
What Wimberly haplogroups can tell you
Haplogroups are genetic population groups that share a common ancestor on either your paternal or maternal line. These paternal and maternal haplogroups shed light on your genetic ancestry and help tell the story of your family.
The top paternal haplogroup of people with the surname Wimberly is R-CTS241, which is predominantly found among people with European ancestry. Haplogroup R-CTS241 is descended from haplogroup R-M343. Other common haplogroups include R-L48 and E-P252, which are predominantly found among people with European and Sub-Saharan African ancestry. Other surnames with similar common haplogroups are: Mayfield, Dubose, Dillard, Woodson, Strother, Estes, Abernathy, Sowell, Elam, Fairchild.
The most common maternal haplogroups of people with Wimberly surname are: H1, N, H. These most commonly trace back to individuals of European ancestry.
Your maternal lineage may be linked to Marie Antoinette
Because it is so dominant in the general European population, haplogroup H also appears quite frequently in the continent's royal houses. Marie Antoinette, an Austrian Hapsburg who married into the French royal family, inherited the haplogroup from her maternal ancestors. So did Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, whose recorded genealogy traces his female line to Bavaria. Scientists also discovered that famed 16th century astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus traced his maternal lineages to haplogroup H.
What do people with the surname Wimberly have in common?
Spoiler alert: it's complicated. People with the same last name are usually no more genetically similar than a randomly sampled group of people from the same population. That said, people with the same surname are more likely to have similar ancestries than randomly sampled individuals. The reason is the tendency of people with similar cultural or geographical backgrounds to preferentially mate with one another. That's why people who share a surname may be more likely to share traits and tendencies in common than people within the general population. Check out the percentages below to see the prevalences of tastes, habits, and traits of people with your surname compared with prevalences among 23andMe users.
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Are health conditions linked to the last name Wimberly?
The short answer is that, if there is an association between surname and health, it's usually more about your ancestry than your name. Individuals with a given surname are no more genetically similar than the general population but often have similar ancestries. The populations of people associated with those shared ancestries often have sets of genetic variations, also known as alleles, in common. Some of those alleles are associated with a greater likelihood of developing certain diseases.
Disease variant frequency by ancestry
Disease allele frequencies in populations associated with the surname Wimberly are shown below. Important Note: not everyone with a disease allele will develop these health condition