Ambross Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ambross Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ambrose'; the French Ambroise. No doubt the fair amount of popularity obtained in England for this fontal name was due to the great St. Ambrose, Archbishop of Milan. The Church would not readily let his name be lost in obscurity (v.

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Ambross Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Tanzania331:1,604,29147,186
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England11:55,718,059489,080
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Ambross (305) may also be a first name.

Ambross Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ambrose'; the French Ambroise. No doubt the fair amount of popularity obtained in England for this fontal name was due to the great St. Ambrose, Archbishop of Milan. The Church would not readily let his name be lost in obscurity (v. Yonge, History Christian Names.). Ambrosi is a familiar Italian surname.

William Ambroys, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Ambros , Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Richard Ambrosie, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Henry Ambreis, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1567. Baptised — Johane, d. William Ambrose: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1641-3. Zacharie Lambert and Rachal Ambrose: Marriage Lic. (London).

1729. Married — Joseph Mottram and Ambrosia Ambrose: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

William Ambrosij (gen.) was burgess of Glasgow in 1488 (LCD.); and in 1499 a payment of eight bolls of wheat was made to Alexander Ambrose and his wife (ER., XI, p. 144). Alexander Ambroise was minister at Newbotle, 1609 (Pitcairn, Trials, III, p. 600). John Ambrose of Graystain was charged with assault in 1628 (RPC., 2. ser. II, p. 615), Jean Ambrois was a resident in Dunkeld in 1675 (DPD., I, p. 197), and four individuals of this name are recorded in Edinburgh in the seventeenth century (Edinb. Marr.). The name is from the Greek personal name Ambrosias, "immortal, divine," a great favorite in mediaeval Europe. In the Latin form Ambrosius it was the name of one of the great fathers of the Latin Church (d. 397 A.D.). See also Maocambhidge. Ambros 1637. As forename: Ambrose Halyday, 1479.

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

The Greek personal name. Divine, immortal.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Greek.) From άμβρόσος, divine, immortal.

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

Ambross Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ambross is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ambross.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambross? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,428,594th most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. The surname Ambross is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Ambross reside; 25 percent reside in Southern Africa and 25 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 504,078th most widely held first name globally It is held by 305 people.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 1,464,262. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 65 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 22 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 11 percent are found. Barring South Africa Ambross occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 22 percent are found and Tanzania, where 22 percent are found.

Ambross Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ambross has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ambross last name fell 45 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ambross Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Ambross surname is primarily Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

The amount Ambross earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 12.48% less than the national average, earning R 207,972 per year and in United States they earn 87.21% more than the national average, earning $80,781 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ambrosse9337/
Ambros9213,686/
Ambroisse882/
Ambrose8659,335/
Ambrois86572/
Ambroos86151/
Ambrous8687/
Ambrass8684/
Ambrosh8682/
Ambroes8679/
Ambrosz8625/
Hambros8614/
Gambros869/
Ambruss868/
Aimbros866/
Ambrost862/
Ambrosj862/
Ambhros861/
Ambrosd861/
Anbross861/
Ambrohs861/
Ambrozs861/
Ambro831,100/
Ambroise8015,880/
Ambrosch80894/
D'Ambros80416/
Hambrose8038/
Ambrouse8019/
Eambrose803/
Aambrose801/
Ambroist801/
Ambroose801/
Hambroos801/
Ambrasse801/
Ambrrose801/
Ambruose801/
Hambrost800/
Ambroust800/
Ambrus7711,750/
Ambroz771,469/
Ambroa77336/
Hambro77283/
Ambroj77159/
Ambroš77146/
Gambro77101/
Ambroy7790/
Ambras7765/
Embros7742/
Anbros7730/
Ambrós7721/
Ambroh7713/
Ambrús7711/
Ambròs778/
Ambroi777/
Ambrod774/
Ambroź774/
Ambroś772/
Ambroo771/
Aimbro771/
Amwros771/
Ombros771/
Ambrop771/
Ambroå771/
Aumbro771/
Ambrosova75442/
Ambrosová75242/
D'Ambrose75115/
Hambrosch753/
Hambroise753/
Hambrouse752/
Anbroisse751/
Ambroce71992/
Ambruzs71352/
Ambrush71240/
Ambroch71174/
Ambrusz71149/
Ambrust71109/
Ambrase7183/
Ambruse7165/
D'Ambroise7149/
D'Ambro7139/
Ambraus7139/
Ambrúzs7138/
Anbrose7129/
Gamvros7122/
Aimbroj7120/
Hambroh7111/
Ambrósz716/
Aimbroz715/
Ambrash712/
Hambrus712/
Embhros711/
Hambroj711/
Aambras711/
Ammbroj711/
Ammpros711/
Hambroš711/
Ambroix711/
Ambroud711/
Ambrouz711/
Anbrous711/
Ambrood711/
Ombrois710/
Ambrodt710/
Ambrast710/
Hambras710/
Ambra671,992/
Ambroggi67691/
Ambrusch67123/
Anbro6736/
Ambroult6733/
Ambró6728/
Ambroche6710/
Gambreus679/
Ambróová677/
Anbroise675/
D'Ambrosová674/
D'ambrós673/
Amvroise672/
Ambroschová672/
Ambroich672/
Ambrò672/
Hambrush671/
Ambrasht671/
Ambrohii671/
Hambroch671/
Aambruse671/
Haimbroj671/
Ambruszt671/
Ambraova671/
D'ambroz671/
Ambroice670/
Aimbrush670/

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