# Amburgey (surname)

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

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,051 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,515 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 101,195 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.0% (2,962 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of German Hamburger, with a French influence.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Amburgey 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) | 96% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |

## Similar surnames

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

## 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.