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UK surname

Hembury

In the 1881 census there were 111 people recorded with the Hembury surname, ranking it #18,597 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 250, ranked #16,792, up from #18,597 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet, and Glastonbury St Benedict and St John, Street. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Cardiff, Mendip and Wrexham.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Hembury is 271 in 2009. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 125.2%.

1881 census count

111

Ranked #18,597

Modern count

250

2016, ranked #16,792

Peak year

2009

271 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Hembury had 111 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #18,597 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 250 in 2016, ranked #16,792.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 165 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Hembury surname distribution map

The map shows where the Hembury surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Hembury surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Hembury over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 93 #17,946
1861 historical 96 #21,648
1881 historical 111 #18,597
1891 historical 106 #23,105
1901 historical 148 #18,212
1911 historical 165 #16,808
1997 modern 223 #16,448
1998 modern 244 #15,947
1999 modern 254 #15,638
2000 modern 245 #15,955
2001 modern 247 #15,637
2002 modern 247 #15,941
2003 modern 253 #15,493
2004 modern 246 #15,854
2005 modern 238 #16,198
2006 modern 241 #16,139
2007 modern 251 #15,861
2008 modern 263 #15,505
2009 modern 271 #15,511
2010 modern 270 #15,896
2011 modern 259 #16,237
2012 modern 249 #16,572
2013 modern 245 #17,025
2014 modern 244 #17,189
2015 modern 241 #17,235
2016 modern 250 #16,792

Geography

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Where Hemburys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet,, Glastonbury St Benedict and St John, Street, Shapwick (pt), Huntspill and Crewkerne, Wayford. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Cardiff, Mendip, Wrexham and Wiltshire. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
2 Churcham, Sandhurst, St Mary-de-Lode, St Catherine Longford, Barnwood, Wootton Ville, North Hamlet, Gloucestershire
3 Glastonbury St Benedict and St John, Street Somerset
4 Shapwick (pt), Huntspill Somerset
5 Crewkerne, Wayford Somerset

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Cardiff 023 Cardiff
2 Mendip 011 Mendip
3 Wrexham 018 Wrexham
4 Mendip 003 Mendip
5 Wiltshire 047 Wiltshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Hembury

These lists show first names that appear often with the Hembury surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Hembury

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Hembury, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living

Nationally, the Hembury surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Hembury household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Families with resident dependent children (but not students) are common. Established family groups and White ethnicity predominate, as do individuals born in the UK. They are more likely than the Supergroup average to have been resident in their terraced, semi-detached, or detached houses for more than one year. Levels of multiple car ownership are high. Properties are owned and typically have surplus living space. Associate professionals and administrative occupations are prevalent, and parents are likely to be in middle age or approaching retirement. Educational attainment is above the Supergroup average. Scattered developments and concentrations are found in many small towns.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Central Connected Professionals and Managers

Group

City Support Workers

Within London, Hembury is most associated with areas classed as City Support Workers, part of Central Connected Professionals and Managers. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Scattered throughout Inner London, these areas house relatively few workers in the most senior roles within organisations, and greater prevalence of administrative roles relative to the Supergroup mean. Residents are less likely to be of Chinese ethnicity and are more likely to have been born in Africa. Relative to the Supergroup average, residents are also more likely to live in social housing and live in overcrowded conditions.

Wider London pattern

Adult residents of these neighbourhoods are typically aged 25 to 44, working full-time in professional, managerial or associate professional occupations. There are few families with dependent children. The predominantly Inner London neighbourhoods have an international character, including many residents born elsewhere in Europe alongside high numbers of individuals identifying as of Chinese ethnicity. Many individuals are never married, childless and/or living alone. Above average numbers of individuals, likely to be full-time students, live in communal establishments. Elsewhere, privately rented flats are the dominant housing type. Residents of these areas are well-qualified, with a significant number holding Level 4 or above qualifications. There is a correspondingly high level of individuals employed full-time in professional, managerial and associated professional or technical occupations. Employing industries are financial, real estate, professional, administration, and, to a lesser degree, transport and communications. Unemployment is uncommon.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Hembury is most concentrated in decile 2 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Hembury falls in decile 8 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Hembury is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Hembury, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Hembury families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Hembury surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Somerset leads with 60 Hemburys recorded in 1881 and an index of 34.43x.

County Total Index
Somerset 60 34.43x
Dorset 13 18.29x
Warwickshire 13 4.76x
Gloucestershire 11 5.18x
Middlesex 11 1.02x
Shropshire 2 2.14x
Lanarkshire 1 0.29x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Wedmore in Somerset leads with 31 Hemburys recorded in 1881 and an index of 2743.36x.

Place Total Index
Wedmore 31 2743.36x
Coventry St Michael 8 91.22x
Evercreech 8 1904.76x
Gloucester Barton St Mary 8 205.66x
Thorncombe 7 1707.32x
Cheddar 6 681.82x
Clerkenwell London 5 19.56x
Huntspill 5 704.23x
Coventry Holy Trinity 4 49.08x
Rampisham 4 3636.36x
St Luke London 4 23.03x
Bristol St James In 3 96.15x
Burnham 2 150.38x
Cleobury Mortimer 2 338.98x
Corfe Mullen 2 769.23x
Henstridge 2 416.67x
Meare 2 384.62x
Wells St Cuthbert Out 2 142.86x
Birmingham 1 1.10x
Chelsea London 1 3.07x
Maryhill 1 14.60x
St Martin In Fields 1 15.43x
Wells St Cuthbert 1 84.03x
Westbury 1 454.55x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Hembury surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 9
Elizabeth 6
Eliza 5
Ann 3
Jane 3
Alice 2
Annie 2
Emma 2
Harriet 2
Kate 2
Louisa 2
Alma 1
Anna 1
Anne 1
Betey 1
Carity 1
Charlotte 1
Ellen 1
Emily 1
Hannah 1
Hariett 1
Harriett 1
Kezia 1
Leah 1
Lilley 1
Lillian 1
Martha 1
Nellie 1
Sarah 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Hembury surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
John 9
William 7
George 4
Henry 4
James 4
Arthur 3
Charles 3
Joseph 3
Alfred 2
Frederick 2
Robert 2
Thomas 2
Albert 1
Edward 1
Frank 1
Isaac 1
Robt. 1
Theophilus 1
W. 1
Walter 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Hembury surname: questions and answers

How common was the Hembury surname in 1881?

In 1881, 111 people were recorded with the Hembury surname. That placed it at #18,597 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Hembury surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 250 in 2016. That gives Hembury a modern rank of #16,792.

What does the Hembury map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Hembury bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.