Ames Surname
Approximately 43,909 people bear this surname
Ames Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Amys,' or 'the son of Amy,' with the patronymic 5. 'Amye, Amy, propre name: Amia': Promptorium Parvulorum The origin is the same. But Amice or Amys seems to have become the popular English form of the Old French Aimee, just as Piers or Pearce came to represent the Old French Pierre.
Read More About This SurnameAmes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30,778 | 1:11,777 | 1,465 |
| Peru | 3,206 | 1:9,914 | 1,410 |
| England | 3,195 | 1:17,439 | 2,510 |
| Canada | 1,484 | 1:24,829 | 3,356 |
| Brazil | 828 | 1:258,544 | 9,951 |
| Germany | 812 | 1:99,145 | 12,313 |
| Australia | 689 | 1:39,181 | 5,074 |
| Nigeria | 640 | 1:276,786 | 15,683 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Mexico | 282 | 1:440,164 | 8,379 |
| Namibia | 211 | 1:11,419 | 2,168 |
| Wales | 147 | 1:21,051 | 2,237 |
| Netherlands | 118 | 1:143,112 | 21,745 |
| Israel | 86 | 1:99,507 | 11,457 |
| New Zealand | 83 | 1:54,558 | 8,669 |
| South Africa | 65 | 1:833,503 | 55,653 |
| Indonesia | 63 | 1:2,099,194 | 130,130 |
| Russia | 58 | 1:2,484,880 | 144,115 |
| Argentina | 56 | 1:763,275 | 51,263 |
| Spain | 55 | 1:850,037 | 34,138 |
| Philippines | 54 | 1:1,874,782 | 115,801 |
| Papua New Guinea | 46 | 1:177,255 | 24,620 |
| Guyana | 45 | 1:16,938 | 2,216 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Thailand | 33 | 1:2,140,556 | 247,258 |
| Scotland | 31 | 1:172,704 | 9,690 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| American Samoa | 17 | 1:3,280 | 753 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 17 | 1:80,234 | 5,870 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Ukraine | 16 | 1:2,845,168 | 170,459 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Panama | 13 | 1:300,943 | 7,078 |
| Venezuela | 13 | 1:2,323,391 | 26,733 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| Cayman Islands | 8 | 1:7,987 | 922 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,920 | 1:12,696 | 1,917 |
| Wales | 105 | 1:14,937 | 882 |
| Scotland | 33 | 1:113,431 | 5,331 |
| Guernsey | 6 | 1:5,443 | 949 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:10,376 | 1,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,470 | 1:5,929 | 742 |
Ames (2,197) may also be a first name.
Ames Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Amys,' or 'the son of Amy,' with the patronymic 5. 'Amye, Amy, propre name: Amia': Promptorium Parvulorum The origin is the same. But Amice or Amys seems to have become the popular English form of the Old French Aimee, just as Piers or Pearce came to represent the Old French Pierre. Perhaps the Latinized forms had something to do with it. The two first entries occur close together, and probably refer to the same individual.
William fil. Amye, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William fil. Amice, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Adam Amys, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Robert Amys, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Amice le Noble, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Hugh fil. Amicie, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Alice fil. Amicie, Surrey, ibid.
John Amice, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Amia, Amicia, Amise, and Amisius all occur as personal names without surnames in the Hundred Rolls, 1273.
Amis de Selves, Kent, Henry III— Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Amia de Rydeford, Lincolnshire, ibid.
The form Amiss in the London Directory is met by the entry:
'Gregory Amys, or Amisse, sup. for B.A., July 12. 1525': Register of the University of Oxford.
Also: 1766. Thomas Amiss and Eleanor Cadman: St. George, Hanover Square.
In the United States the form is all but invariably Ames. Amice or Ames continued as a girl's fontal name till the 16th century.
1540. Buried — Ameis Austin, Mr. Smith's maid: St. Antholin (London).
The family of Ames in the Register of St. Dionis Backchurch is found as Amyes.), 1576; Ames and Ammes (p. 130), 1690; and Amis (p. 22), 1627. In the Register of St. Michael, Cornhill, the name is often found as Aymes:Stolen from Fore bears
1603. Baptised — Daniel, son of George Aymes:.
1 Ame’s or Amy's (Son): v. Amy.
2 the Anglo-French Amys, Amis-Amy (q.v.) with formerly -s.
3 Ames has prob. been confused with Eames, q.v.
(English) The son of Ame or Amis (friend); descendant of Ame, a pet form of Amery (work, rule); variants of Eames, q.v.
A corrupt spelling, though still retaining the sound, of Exmes, a town in the department of Orne, in Normandy.
(French.) From Amie, a friend, beloved; or if from the Hebrew Amos, a burden. Some think it is a. contraction of Ambrose (winch see). Amesbury in England was originally Ambrosebury.
From Hiesmes or Exmes, Normandy. The family of De Hiesmes is supposed to descend from the ancient Viscounts of Hiesmes, of whom Amfrid le Danois, 978, was ancestor of the Viscounts of Avranches. Ernald de Aiemis witnessed a charter of Walton Priory, York, t. Stephen (Mon. Angl.). Richard Amias was a benefactor to the Hospitallers (12th cent.). Robert de Amias was of Berks 13th century (Testa de Neville). In 1290 William de Ame was Constable of Tickhill Castle. Many other notices occur.
From the Old Norse, Eymundr; from the Frisian, Emo, Eme; in the Domesday Book, Haimo, Haimer, Hamo, Humez; from the Dutch, Ameaz, Amsen, Emous, Amen; from the Flemish, Ameys, Haemer; from the Danish, Ham, Hemme; from the German, Ameis, Emmes, Hems, Hemme; a personal name.
Ames Demographics
Average Ames Salary in
United States
$44,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ames Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ames Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ames (Arabic: اميس, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻴﺲ, Hindi: अमेस, Marathi: अमेस, Russian: Амес) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ames? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 12,789th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,969 people. The last name Ames occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Ames live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ames is also the 159,737th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 2,197 people.
It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 30,778 people, or 1 in 11,777. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 12 percent live, New York, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 5 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 94 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 7 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.
Ames Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ames has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 363 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 140 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 6 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 250 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Ames Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Ames surname are 9.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.26% being registered with the party.
The amount Ames earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 13.32% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,967 per year; in South Africa they earn 45.1% more than the national average, earning R 344,808 per year; in United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.55% more than the national average, earning $53,932 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ames Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ames in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﻴﺲ | amys | - |
| Ames in the Marathi language | ||
| अमेस | amesa | - |
| Ames in the Hindi language | ||
| अमेस | amesa | 40 |
| ामेस | amesa | 20 |
| आमेस | amesa | 20 |
| आमिस | amisa | 20 |
| Ames in the Russian language | ||
| Амес | ames | - |
| Ames in the Arabic language | ||
| اميس | amys | - |
| لاميس | lamys | - |
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