Amherst Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Amherst Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Amherst (Kent) = prob. the Elm-Wood. [Old English elm(= Scandinavian alm) + hyrst, a wood].
Walter de Emhurst, A.D. 1338-48.
—Subsidy Rolls.
Amherst Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Amherst (23) may also be a first name.
Amherst Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Amherst (Kent) = prob. the Elm-Wood. [Old English elm(= Scandinavian alm) + hyrst, a wood].
Walter de Emhurst, A.D. 1338-48.
—Subsidy Rolls.
The pedigree is traced to A.D. 1400, at Pembury, co. Kent, and the locality of Amherst is in that parish.
(Saxon.) Local. From ham, a town or village, and hurst or herst, a wood, the town in the wood, the "H,"by custom, being dropped or silent. It may have been derived from Hamo, who was sheriff in the county of Kent, in the time of William the Conqueror; a descendant of his was called Hamo de Herst, and the Norman de, and the aspirate "h" being dropped—Amherst. Amhuest, the connected grove, or conjoined woods; "am," in the British, as a prefix, has the sense of Arab, amphi, circum, i. e., about, surrounding, encompassing; hence, the surrounding grove, or Amhurst.
Or Henhurst, probably a branch of Lanvalai of Bretagne. Henhurst bore a fesse with 5 foils; Lanvalai a fesse. Lanvalai was near Dinant. Ivo de L. was living 1082, and another Ivo de L. was Seneschal of Dol, t. Henry I. In 1154 William de L. possessed estates, Essex (Rot. Pip.). The Lordship of Henhurst, Kent, was probably subenfeoffed to a younger branch before 1160; for in 1194 Walter and Osbert de Henhurst occur. Gilbert de H. (13th cent.) and Roger II., 1278, are mentioned. A branch settled at Pembury, and from it descend the Earls Amherst.
A location name in Kent.
Amherst Demographics
Average Amherst Salary in
United States
$40,661 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Amherst Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amherst Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amherst occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Amherst.
How Common Is The Last Name Amherst? popularity and diffusion
The surname Amherst is the 2,530,696th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Amherst reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Amherst is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used given name in the world, held by 23 people.
It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 12,081,964. In The United States Amherst is most numerous in: New York, where 17 percent live, Ohio, where 13 percent live and Massachusetts, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 43 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.
Amherst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Amherst has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Amherst last name expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 192 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Amherst Last Name Statistics demography
Amherst earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.77% less than the national average, earning $40,661 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amerst | 92 | 1 | / |
| Amhorst | 86 | 0 | / |
| Amhirst | 86 | 0 | / |
| Amers | 83 | 189 | / |
| Hamhersh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hamers | 77 | 6,279 | / |
| Aimers | 77 | 261 | / |
| Amirst | 77 | 86 | / |
| Gamers | 77 | 80 | / |
| Ammers | 77 | 17 | / |
| Anerst | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ameers | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ameurs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ahners | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amgers | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aymers | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amears | 77 | 0 | / |
| Asmers | 77 | 0 | / |
| Eamers | 77 | 0 | / |
| Emerst | 77 | 0 | / |
| Amiers | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hammers | 71 | 4,243 | / |
| Hamerse | 71 | 67 | / |
| Haamers | 71 | 23 | / |
| Ameerjt | 71 | 5 | / |
| Anchers | 71 | 4 | / |
| Amershe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haumers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ajmeers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamners | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaumers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haimers | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ausmers | 71 | 0 | / |
| D'Hamers | 67 | 106 | / |
| Hammerås | 67 | 93 | / |
| Omers | 67 | 58 | / |
| Hammerse | 67 | 46 | / |
| Amirs | 67 | 40 | / |
| Einherst | 67 | 10 | / |
| Aners | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hammersh | 67 | 1 | / |
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