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    The surname Amber

    A French surname, carried by 691 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈæm.bɚ/ 2 syllables Soundex A516 Also a first name

    Amber: #33,121 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Amber #33,121, 691 people Amber: #33,121 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Amber #33,121, 691 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Amber is more common than 79.6% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

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

    One of 791 French surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 691 people named Amber in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 446,810 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 673.

    #33,121
    rank among US surnames
    691
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.7%
    change since 2000 (was #32,267)

    Who is named Amber

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

    83% of people named Amber identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 83%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 8.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 2.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Ambar

    Surnames that sound like Amber

    Amber has the Soundex code A516, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A516.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Amber come from?
    From amber, from Middle English ambre, from Old French ambre, from Latin ambar, from Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar, “ambergris”).
    How common is the surname Amber?
    691 people in the United States had the surname Amber in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 446,810 Americans. It ranked 33,121st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Amber?
    In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Amber identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Amber?
    Amber is /ˈæm.bɚ/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Amber getting more or less common?
    More common. 673 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 691 in 2010, up 2.7%.
    What are other spellings of Amber?
    Ambar.
    Is Amber also a first name?
    Yes. Amber is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.