How common is the surname Aber?

1,379 people in the United States had the surname Aber in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 223,891 Americans. It ranked 19,567th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Aber?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Aber identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Aber?

Jessica D. Aber, American lawyer (1981–2025).

Where is the surname Aber most common?

Wikidata records people named Aber in the United States.

Is the surname Aber getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,446 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,379 in 2010, down 4.6%.

The surname Aber

A surname, carried by 1,379 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A160

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Aber is more common than 87.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,379 people named Aber in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 223,891 Americans. That is down 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,446.

#19,567

rank among US surnames

1,379

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-4.6%

change since 2000 (was #17,846)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,559	Walder	1,380	223,729
#19,567	Kilbourn	1,379	223,891

Who is named Aber

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Aber identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Abers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jessica D. Aber
American lawyer (1981–2025)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Aber

Aber has the Soundex code A160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A160.

Questions

How common is the surname Aber?: 1,379 people in the United States had the surname Aber in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 223,891 Americans. It ranked 19,567th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Aber?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Aber identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Aber?: Jessica D. Aber, American lawyer (1981–2025).
Where is the surname Aber most common?: Wikidata records people named Aber in the United States.
Is the surname Aber getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,446 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,379 in 2010, down 4.6%.