Given name & surname · also English
Pembroke
“from the broken hill”·“from the headland”
Pembroke is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “from the broken hill” (English) and “from the headland” (Celtic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “from the broken hill” (English) and “from the headland” (Celtic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with English and Celtic naming traditions.
How it developed
From Proto-Brythonic *Penn-broɣ (“land's head, land's end”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1887. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Pembroke through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1887
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1887. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 710 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Pembroke’s family of names
Pembroke has a related form in Pembrok. Pembroke has a related form in Pembrook. Pembroke has a related form in Pembrooke.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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