How Many People Have the Last Name Ambrose?
people had the surname Ambrose in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 17,182 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+481 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Ambrose (81%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 12.5%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Ambrose ranks #1,566. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 83.4% to 81%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Ambrose grew from 16,697 people in 2000 to 17,178 in 2010 (up 2.9%), and its rank fell from #1,992 to #2,107. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 6.19 to 5.82 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 16,697 | 17,178 |
| Rank | #1,992 | #2,107 |
| Per 100,000 people | 6.19 | 5.82 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Ambrose
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Ambrose: A516
👤 Ambrose as a First Name
Ambrose is a first name too: about 5,585 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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