Explore the Family Name Imbert

The meaning of Imbert

1. French and Catalan: from an ancient Germanic personal name composed of a shortened form of ermen, irmin ‘immense, vast’ + berht ‘bright, shining’. The surname of French origin is also established in the Dominican Republic. 2. German: variant of Imber 3. This surname is very rare in Germany. Some characteristic forenames: French Charlet, Dominique, Jean Claude, Jean-Paul, Magloire, Marcel, Mirielle, Pascal. Spanish Rafael, Alberto, Ana, Cesar, Enrique, Ramon.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Imbert has increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Imbert was ranked as the 46,083rd most popular surname but by 2010 it had moved up to 41,959th place, which denotes an increase in popularity of 8.95%. The count of people with the surname Imbert also saw a growth of 18.81%, from 436 in 2000 to 518 in 2010. Moreover, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100k population increased from 0.16 to 0.18, marking a 12.5% change.

20002010Change
Rank#46,083#41,9598.95%
Count43651818.81%
Proportion per 100k0.160.1812.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Imbert

On the subject of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census reports that there were shifts in the ethnic identities associated with the surname Imbert between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased from 38.3% to 32.05%, a change of -16.32%. Nevertheless, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic and Black saw increases. The Hispanic portion rose from 30.73% to 34.94%, marking a 13.7% increase, while the Black share grew from 27.29% to 29.73%, a rise of 8.94%. Those identifying with two or more races slightly dropped from 2.98% to 2.90%. There were no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

20002010Change
Hispanic30.73%34.94%13.7%
White38.3%32.05%-16.32%
Black27.29%29.73%8.94%
Two or More Races2.98%2.9%-2.68%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%