Ambler Surname

62,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,963 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Ambler Surname Definition:

AUMBLER: Wauter Aumbler of Roxburghshire rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 209). Bardsley says this surname has ramified strongly in Yorkshire, and he explains it as "one who looked after the amblers in his lord's stables; one who taught horses to amble.

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Ambler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,0561:18,2322,610
United States2,8781:125,94113,373
Australia6531:41,3415,305
Canada3821:96,45410,500
New Zealand2641:17,1532,999
South Africa1521:356,43232,570
Chile1151:153,1875,204
India911:8,429,290174,159
Scotland781:68,6395,330
Wales611:50,7304,716
Thailand591:1,197,260174,557
France381:1,747,966156,445
Czechia341:312,74939,315
Austria151:567,69652,281
Panama121:326,0227,351
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
China41:341,830,39216,990
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,6521:9,1911,374
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1131:45,1205,222

Ambler (94) may also be a first name.

Ambler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

AUMBLER: Wauter Aumbler of Roxburghshire rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 209). Bardsley says this surname has ramified strongly in Yorkshire, and he explains it as "one who looked after the amblers in his lord's stables; one who taught horses to amble. Among his other duties the ambler broke in horses, i.e. taught them to amble.".

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 a nickname for one With an Ambling Gait.

2 metonymic for an Ambler (Horse) Trainer [Middle English amblur, ambler(e; Old French ambler, to amble; Latin ambulare, to go backwards and forwards].

Thomas le Amblur.—Hundred Rolls Upon an amblere esily she sat, Y-wympled wel, and on hir heed an hat.

Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 469-70.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Le Ambleur, French, an officer of the king's stable. Ambuler means an ambling horse.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(French.) From Ambleur, an officer of the king's stables; anciently "le Amblour.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Ampliers or Aumliers, near Arras. Bartholomew de Aumliers (13th cent.) held lands in Norfolk by serjeantry (Testa de Neville).

The Norman People (1874)

From Amberley (?); a location name in Sussex.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Ambler is an old Yorkshire name, now best represented in the West Riding, There were several of the name in Arnley about a century ago (Th.). William Ambler was mayor of Doucaster in 1717 (M.), and one of the sheriffs of York in 1727 bore this name (D.). In 1665, Captain Thomas Ambler gave £30 to the poor of Leeds (Th.). Ombler was the name of the mayor of Holderness, in the East Riding, in 1618, 1638, 1655, and 1821 (Poulson's "Holderness"). The name occurred amongst the yeomen of East Hasterton in the reign of Edward VI. (D.); and going much further back we find Amblurs in the East Riding and in Lincolnshire in the reign of Edward I. (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Ambler Last Name Facts

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

Ambler (Marathi: अंबलर, Russian: Амблер) is found most frequently in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambler? popularity and diffusion

Ambler is the 62,960th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 915,176 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 42 percent of Ambler reside; 40 percent reside in Northern Europe and 40 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 980,251st most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 94 people.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 3,056 people, or 1 in 18,232. In England Ambler is mostly found in: West Yorkshire, where 29 percent are found, Greater London, where 8 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 7 percent are found. Other than England this surname exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Ambler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ambler has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Ambler surname increased 115 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 259 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ambler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ambler are 20.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.27% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ambler earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.71% more than the national average, earning R 434,196 per year; in United States they earn 6.85% more than the national average, earning $46,105 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.99% less than the national average, earning $49,192 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gambler92568/
Hambler9237/
Amblerr922/
Amblere921/
Ambleir920/
Amble911,154/
Hamblere861/
Gambller861/
Gamble8364,808/
Embler83747/
Ombler83227/
Hamble83159/
Ambles83145/
Amblie8335/
Aamble8323/
Amblet8314/
Aimble833/
Ambley833/
Amblee832/
Anbler831/
Ambleu831/
Amblerová8030/
Hambley771,710/
Hamblet77893/
Ambille7758/
Gambley7737/
Gambleh7728/
Gombler7722/
Ambelle7715/
Gamblee779/
Hamblej774/
Ambless774/
Gamblle772/
D'Amble772/
Hamblee771/
Amblles771/
Gaamble771/
Gamblea771/
Gamblir771/
Gammble771/
Ganbler771/
Hamwler771/
Gambhle771/
Aimeble771/
Hembler770/
Hambled770/
Amblett770/
Hombler770/
Hambles770/
Ambli73659/
Ambla73342/
Omble73133/
Ambly7313/
Anble731/
Hamblett711,895/
Ambielle7196/
Attimble7128/
Assemble714/
Ambellie713/
Hasembiller713/
Homblert712/
Amueller712/
Hambelle712/
Gambille711/
Gambelle711/
Amenpler711/
Hambli677,120/
Hambly674,250/
Amblla67678/
Aumueller67179/
Homble67125/
Omblea6754/
Gambli6719/
Ombles6715/
Ganble6713/
Amblli678/
Amblia678/
Amblgi674/
Amblès673/
Assembley673/
Ambhli673/
Gambly673/
D'Ambelle672/
Amblés672/
Anbhle671/
Assembled671/
Embillejr671/
Amblay671/
Ambloi671/
Ombley671/
Assemblee671/
Ambluy671/
Anvler670/
Hanble670/
Gomble670/

Ambler Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ambler in the Marathi language
अंबलरambalara-
Ambler in the Russian language
Амблерambler-

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