The Embry surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,675 people carried this name — #4,092 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 34,000 people counted. That is up 4% from 8,379 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 129 people named Embry.
8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Aude.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In print
Embry in American newspapers,
1875–1921.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 25,622 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Embry,
with a public archive behind them.
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T. Higbee Embry 1897–1946 · businessperson -
Wayne Embry 1937– · basketball player -
Marty Embry 1964– · basketball player -
James Crawford Embry 1834–1897 · writer
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Pierre Embry 1886–1959 · librarian
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Lloyd B. Embry 1913–1979 · painter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Embry.
- Ely 13,130 · U.S. census
- Emanuel 6,517 · U.S. census
- Emanuelli 147 · U.S. census
- Emard 532 · U.S. census
- Emberger 160 · U.S. census
- Embert 138 · U.S. census
- Eme 156 · U.S. census
- Emel 600 · U.S. census
- Emeric 128 · U.S. census
- Emery 25,839 · U.S. census
- Emile 1,130 · U.S. census
- Emilien 262 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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