Amberson Surname

395,186th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 893 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Amberson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amberson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8261:438,81237,732
Canada371:995,82774,831
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
England51:11,143,612252,590
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1581:317,84024,909

Amberson (95) may also be a first name.

Amberson Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Amberson Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Amberson is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Amberson.

How Common Is The Last Name Amberson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Amberson is the 395,186th most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 8,160,746 people. Amberson occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Amberson live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 974,243rd most common first name at a global level, borne by 95 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 826 people, or 1 in 438,812. In The United States Amberson is most common in: Alabama, where 17 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and Washington, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 2 percent reside.

Amberson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Amberson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 523 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Amberson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Amberson surname is primarily Anglican (41%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Amberson surname are 12.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.85% being registered with the party.

The amount Amberson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.55% more than the national average, earning $44,248 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.42% less than the national average, earning $47,986 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamberson942/
Gamberson940/
Anberson8817/
Ambersen881/
Ambersun880/
Omberson880/
Homberson821/
Amberjong821/
Hanberson821/
Hambersoum7821/
Amberjan754/
Anverson752/
Anbersen751/
Hambersham672/
Anversen631/
Hanbersham561/
Ombercem504/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amberson
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