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Imber Surname Meaning

English: habitational name from Imber (Wiltshire). The placename probably derives from the Old English personal name Imma + Old English mere ‘pool’.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Ingber from Yiddish imber ‘ginger’.

German: nickname for an industrious person or metonymic occupational name for a beekeeper from Middle High German imbe imme ' (honey) bee’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Imber families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Imber family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Imber families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 94 Imber families living in London. This was about 40% of all the recorded Imber's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Imber families in 1891.
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Between 1949 and 2004, in the United States, Imber life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1966, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Imber in 1949 was 50, and 79 in 2004.

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