Amison Surname

277,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Amison Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Amice'; v. Ames.

Geoffrey fil. Amice, Lincolnshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

John Amysson, Close Rolls, 7 Ric. II.

Willelmus Amyson, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

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Amison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6921:523,78543,703
England4911:113,47911,646
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Philippines401:2,530,956131,537
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Wales71:442,07621,198
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guam11:160,1214,893
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1601:152,34613,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Amison (413) may also be a first name.

Amison Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Amice'; v. Ames.

Geoffrey fil. Amice, Lincolnshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

John Amysson, Close Rolls, 7 Ric. II.

Willelmus Amyson, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

Amicia atte Weye, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

The Amsons of Cheshire all descend from Ameson.

Hugh Ameson, Cheshire, 1537: East Cheshire.

1568. Married — Mathew Amson and Agnes Strettoae: Prestbury Ch. (Cheshire).

1622. — John Smale and Ellen Amesonne: ibid.

Henry Amson, of Cotton, Cheshire, 1502: Wills at Chester.

Ralph Amson, of Sandbach, Cheshire, 1589: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Probably a corruption of Adamson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Amison Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amison (Oriya: ଆମିଶାନ) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amison? popularity and diffusion

The last name Amison is the 277,054th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 5,209,111 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Amison are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Amison is also the 423,230th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 413 people.

The last name Amison is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 692 people, or 1 in 523,785. In The United States Amison is mostly found in: Alabama, where 27 percent are found, Ohio, where 18 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in England, where 35 percent are found and Malawi, where 9 percent are found.

Amison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Amison has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Amison surname expanded 1,821 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 307 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Amison Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Amison last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the party.

The amount Amison earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 30.07% less than the national average, earning $30,176 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.15% less than the national average, earning $37,683 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Amison Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amison in the Oriya language
ଆମିଶାନamisana-

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