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)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Pember is the 37442nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 595 individuals. Pember is most common among White (94.12%) individuals.
See also
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pember”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.