# Amberg (surname)

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

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,151 |
| US rank (2010) | 22,375 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 268,241 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.8% (1,131 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Amberg 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) | 97% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Amberg in the Kingdom of Prussia.

## People named Amberg

- Wilhelm Amberg, 19th-century German painter (1822-1899)

## Similar surnames

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

## 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.