The Imbert surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 518 people carried this name — #41,959 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 555,600 people counted. That is up 19% from 436 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Imbert surname
Borrowed from Catalan and French Imbert.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Imbert» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 8,537 people named Imbert.
154 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 99 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 270 people named Imbert live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
68 people named Imbert live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 62 people named Imbert live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Imbert,
with a public archive behind them.
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Régine Imbert-Mirman d. 2000 · writer
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Charlotte Marguerite Guérin d. 1714
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Suzanne Thérèse Bouhier d. 1764
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Jean Imbert d. 1470
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Guillaume Imbert d. 1472
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René Imbert d. 1978
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Imbert.
- Illiano 390 · U.S. census
- Illig 969 · U.S. census
- Illy 114 · U.S. census
- Iltis 189 · U.S. census
- Im 4,887 · U.S. census
- Imbach 213 · U.S. census
- Imbery 105 · U.S. census
- Imhof 1,234 · U.S. census
- Imhoff 3,734 · U.S. census
- Immer 138 · U.S. census
- Imparato 455 · U.S. census
- Imperato 870 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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