Pember

English

Etymology

Perhaps a habitational surname from a place called Pamber, in Hampshire. The placename is from Old English penn (“fold, enclosure”) + beorg (“mountain, hill”).

Proper noun

Pember (plural Pembers)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pember is the 37442^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 595 individuals. Pember is most common among White (94.12%) individuals.

See also

• Pamber
• Pemberton

 

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pember”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.