# Amber (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/amber/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname of uncertain origin.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 691 |
| US rank (2010) | 33,121 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 446,810 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.7% (673 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæm.bɚ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Ambar |

## Etymology

From amber, from Middle English ambre, from Old French ambre, from Latin ambar, from Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar, “ambergris”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Amber in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 83% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 8.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.5% |

## Similar surnames

Ambrose, Ambriz, Ambrosio, Amburgey, Ambrocio, Ambrosino, Amburn, Amberg, Ambroise, Amberson, Amparo, Amparan.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.