Amps Surname

536,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 601 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Amps Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ampe.' This has been a Cambridgeshire surname for six centuries. It is possible that it is of local origin, but there is no local prefix in my references from the Hundred Rolls, and the patronymic form Amps (compare Williams, Jones, Wilkins, &c.

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Amps Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2591:215,12818,355
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
France421:1,581,493147,826
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Wales51:618,90625,852
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1011:241,34017,803
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Amps (30) may also be a first name.

Amps Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ampe.' This has been a Cambridgeshire surname for six centuries. It is possible that it is of local origin, but there is no local prefix in my references from the Hundred Rolls, and the patronymic form Amps (compare Williams, Jones, Wilkins, &c.)is confirmatory proof.

Richard Ampe, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Elena Ampe, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

1567-8. William Smeethe and Joanna Ampes: Marriage Lic. (London).

1674-5. Thomas Brace and Joane Amps, Cambridgeshire: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1779. John Amps and Ann Jones: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

From the Dutch, Ampers, Hampe; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Amps Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amps is most common in England. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amps? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 536,164th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,125,700 people. Amps is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Amps live; 45 percent live in Northern Europe and 45 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 30 people.

The last name Amps is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 259 people, or 1 in 215,128. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Cambridgeshire, where 49 percent reside, Suffolk, where 13 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 10 percent reside. Excluding England this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 33 percent reside and France, where 7 percent reside.

Amps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Amps has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 256 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 364 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Amps Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Amps last name are 36.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90% registered with the political party.

Amps earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.63% less than the national average, earning $28,636 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamps89177/
Gamps892/
Amp86115/
Hampsh803/
Hamp753,310/
Ampe752,477/
Ambs751,871/
Gamp75581/
Omps75271/
Ampt75258/
Ampf7533/
Amph7515/
Emps7514/
Aump753/
Ahmp752/
Eamp751/
Atmp751/
Hampsch7369/
Autemps7339/
Hampstd730/
Hampe676,460/
Hampp671,526/
Hampf67791/
Gambs67703/
Gampp67672/
Homps67149/
Hampt6771/
Gamph6723/
Gampf6710/
Gaamp674/
Hambs673/
Ambst673/
Heamp673/
Gampz672/
Gambp672/
Gomps671/
Asimp671/
Ampft671/
Atimp671/
Hamph670/
Hammp670/
Hemps670/
Omphs670/

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