Emery Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Emery Name Meaning: Belived to have derived from the German forname 'Amalric', meaning bravery and power.

Introduced after the Norman Conquest and originated as a forename.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Emery Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Emery family

Profession Census Frequency
School 878
General Labourer 65
Coal Miner Hewer 63
Farm Labourer 62
Dressmaker 57
General Servant (domestic) 51
Labourer 48
None 46
Private Means 44
Clerk 37
Domestic Servant 37
At School 35
Carpenter 33
Scholar 33
At Home 28
General Servant Domestic 28
Farmer 27
Bricklayer 25
House Keeper 22
House Painter 22
Cook (domestic) 21
Housemaid (domestic) 20
Laundress 20
No Occupation 19
Butcher 18

Emery Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Emery 100% 45,607
2 Mary 60% 10,170
3 Morey 40% 7,690
4 Amery 80% 4,462
5 Moorey 33% 2,535
6 Emary 80% 1,344
7 Emmery 83% 869
8 Emerey 83% 831
9 Amory 60% 523
10 Muray 40% 438
11 Marey 40% 418
12 Mery 80% 342
13 Mary Ann 25% 316
14 Imray 40% 257
15 Moory 40% 214
16 Meary 60% 186
17 Moray 40% 155
18 Murey 40% 129
19 Mory 60% 128
20 Mury 60% 121

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The surname Emery is the most popular version of all its varients

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