Explore the Family Name Ambris

The meaning of Ambris

1. Hispanic (Mexico): variant of Ambriz. 2. West Indian: possibly of the same Hispanic origin as 1 above.

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How common is the last name Ambris in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Ambris has seen a rise in popularity in the United States between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname jumped from 50468 in 2000 to 45105 in 2010, an improvement of approximately 10.63%. Furthermore, the count of individuals with the Ambris surname increased from 389 in 2000 to 475 in 2010, a significant increase of 22.11%. Consequently, the proportion of the surname Ambris per 100,000 people also saw a growth of 14.29% over the same decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,468	#45,105	10.63%
Count	389	475	22.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.16	14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ambris

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Ambris also experienced shifts between 2000 and 2010, as per the Decennial U.S. Census. In these years, there was a notable increase in the association of this surname with Black ethnicity, rising from 10.03% in 2000 to 14.95% in 2010, a change of 49.05%. Meanwhile, there was a slight decrease in the percentage of White individuals bearing the surname, from 6.68% in 2000 to 6.32% in 2010. The most substantial decline occurred within the Hispanic group, where the percentage dropped by 6.84% from 82.26% to 76.63%. There were no reported changes for Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities. Interestingly, there was a new indication of individuals identifying with two or more races in the 2010 data at 1.47%, a category that wasn't represented in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	82.26%	76.63%	-6.84%
Black	10.03%	14.95%	49.05%
White	6.68%	6.32%	-5.39%
Two or More Races	0%	1.47%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%