Impey

English

Alternative forms

• Empey, Empie

Etymology

Topographic surname from Old English impe (“shoot, graft, sprig, scion”) + haga (“enclosure; hedge”).

Proper noun

Impey (plural Impeys)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Impey is the 99378^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 182 individuals. Impey is most common among White (87.36%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Impey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 228.