Amcotts Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Amcotts Surname Definition:

A township in co. Lincoln.

Amcotts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Amcotts Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A township in co. Lincoln.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Amcotts Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Amcotts Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Amcotts is most common in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Amcotts click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amcotts? popularity and diffusion

Amcotts is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Amcotts are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Amcotts is most frequent in: California, where 33 percent reside, Georgia, where 33 percent reside and New York, where 33 percent reside. Besides The United States Amcotts exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 33 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.

Amcotts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Amcotts has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Amcotts surname fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Amcot830/
Ancott771/
Amco73236/
Hancott71223/
Ancot67621/
Gamco67121/
Hamco67111/
Ancos6799/
Hancotte6798/
Aamco6710/
Amcat674/
Amcco674/
Aimco672/
Amcuo671/
Amkos671/
Amcoa671/
Amcas671/
Asmco671/
Amgco671/
Amhco671/
Eamco671/

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