# Amberson (surname)

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

A surname transferred from the given name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 538 |
| US rank (2010) | 40,610 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 573,876 people |
| Change since 2000 | -11.8% (610 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæm.bɚ.sən/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Patronymic surname, from Ambrose + -son. It could also be an Americanized form of some Scandinavian surname, such as Norwegian Ambrossen.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Amberson 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) | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |

## Similar surnames

Ambrosino, Ambrose, Ambrosio, Ambrocio, Amburn, Amberg, Ambroise, Amber, Ambartsumian, Ambriz, Amburgey, Amparo.

## 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.