Amberson
English
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Etymology
editPatronymic surname, from Ambrose + -son. It could also be an Americanized form of some Scandinavian surname, such as Norwegian Ambrossen.
Proper noun
editAmberson (countable and uncountable, plural Ambersons)
- A surname transferred from the given name.
- An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Amberson is the 40610th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 538 individuals. Amberson is most common among White (91.45%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Amberson”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 33.
Categories:
- English terms suffixed with -son
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from given names
- en:Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in Pennsylvania, USA
- en:Places in the United States