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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Altered spelling of English Hembr(e)y, a variant of Amery with excrescent H- (see Emery).
  • Possibly a variant of German Hemberger. This is a common name in the southern states, notably TN and GA.

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