Amyot Surname

134,818th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Amyot Surname Definition:

Amya del Stable, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Amyot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada2,4171:15,2442,242
United States4581:791,39561,115
France3731:178,07727,761
Zimbabwe341:454,06638,992
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
England141:3,979,861125,553
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Amyot (26) may also be a first name.

Amyot Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Amiot,' from Amy, Old French Ame or Aimee, diminutive Ami-ot. We find Aimee in north England at an early period in the entry:

Amya del Stable, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ammya de Wydecombe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William Amiot, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Amiot de Pontefracto. DD. (v. index).

Walter fil. Amiot. Fine Rolls of Richard I.

1564. James Amott: Wills at Chester.

1612. Robert Amott, of West Derby: ibid.

1622. John Amatt, Essex, and Elizabeth Wood: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

= Amy (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -ot.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A derivative of the personal name Amias. Amiot. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Amyot Last Name Facts

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

Amyot (Russian: Амёт) occurs most in Canada. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amyot? popularity and diffusion

The last name Amyot is the 134,818th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,183,207 people. The surname Amyot is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Amyot live; 86 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Gallo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 26 people.

It is most frequent in Canada, where it is carried by 2,417 people, or 1 in 15,244. In Canada it is most common in: Quebec, where 77 percent live, Ontario, where 19 percent live and British Columbia, where 2 percent live. Aside from Canada Amyot exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and France, where 11 percent live.

Amyot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Amyot has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Amyot last name increased 45,800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Amyot Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Amyot last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Amyot earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 144.38% more than the national average, earning R 580,740 per year; in United States they earn 1.09% more than the national average, earning $43,620 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.69% less than the national average, earning $46,358 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amoyot91278/
Amuyot91141/
Amyott9118/
Amyote915/
Amayot912/
Gamyot911/
Amyt89304/
Amyo8914/
Amyotte831,552/
Amijyot831/
Amoit8017,712/
Amiot808,501/
Amyoo808/
Amyat806/
Amyos803/
Hamyo803/
Aimyo802/
Gamyo801/
Emyot801/
Amyop801/
Aamyo801/
Ameot800/
Amyotova7721/
Amiott73223/
Hamiot73202/
Amaiyo73171/
Amiote7386/
Homyot7345/
Hamayt7337/
Aumyoo7329/
Amoite7314/
Amioth7311/
Aumiot7311/
Aimyoo739/
Aumyat737/
Hamyat735/
Amoiyo735/
Ameote735/
Aemyod734/
Aamyat733/
Amayio732/
Amaayo732/
Hamyoh732/
Ammoit732/
Asmyte731/
Hameyt731/
Amayod731/
Amoitt731/
Asmoit731/
Amejot731/
Ameyio731/
Amajot731/
Amjoth731/
Omayot731/
Aumoit731/
Aamoit731/
Amyosh731/
Amjout731/
Amioht731/
Amihot731/
Aimiot731/
Amyatt730/
Amit6727,574/
Amet676,927/
Amio672,039/
Ameo671,076/
Amiotte67371/
Amya67225/
Gaumiot6723/
Amjo6721/
Hamaiyo6717/
Amytova6713/
Amydova675/
Amyd674/
Omyo674/
Homayot674/
Amajjot674/
Aumoite674/
Hamayio673/
Amjt672/
Ammiott671/
Amgoith671/
Hameiyo671/
Amaayou671/
Ammaiyo671/
Omyt671/

Amyot Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amyot in the Russian language
Амётamet-

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Amyot Reference & Research

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Amyot FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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