How common is the surname Amberg?

1,151 people in the United States had the surname Amberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 268,241 Americans. It ranked 22,375th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Amberg?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Amberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Amberg?

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

Where is the surname Amberg most common?

Wikidata records people named Amberg in the Kingdom of Prussia.

Is the surname Amberg getting more or less common?

More common. 1,131 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,151 in 2010, up 1.8%.

The surname Amberg

A surname, carried by 1,151 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A516

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Amberg is more common than 86.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,151 people named Amberg in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 268,241 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,131.

#22,375

rank among US surnames

1,151

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.8%

change since 2000 (was #21,526)

Who is named Amberg

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

97% of people named Amberg identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Two or more races 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ambergs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Amberg

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

Questions

How common is the surname Amberg?: 1,151 people in the United States had the surname Amberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 268,241 Americans. It ranked 22,375th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Amberg?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Amberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Amberg?: Wilhelm Amberg, 19th-century German painter (1822-1899).
Where is the surname Amberg most common?: Wikidata records people named Amberg in the Kingdom of Prussia.
Is the surname Amberg getting more or less common?: More common. 1,131 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,151 in 2010, up 1.8%.