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Where Does The Last Name Amherst Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Amherst is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amherst? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 2,530,696^th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Amherst are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265^th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 23 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 12,081,964. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 17 percent are found, Ohio, where 13 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 43 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Amherst Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Amherst has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Amherst surname grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 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.