Emes Surname
Approximately 2,106 people bear this surname
Emes Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Amys,' or 'the son of Amy,' with the patronymic 5. 'Amye, Amy, propre name: Amia': Promptorium Parvulorum The origin is the same. But Amice or Amys seems to have become the popular English form of the Old French Aimee, just as Piers or Pearce came to represent the Old French Pierre.
Read More About This SurnameEmes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 569 | 1:1,348,094 | 52,364 |
| Canada | 415 | 1:88,785 | 9,791 |
| England | 247 | 1:225,579 | 18,901 |
| United States | 229 | 1:1,582,790 | 106,555 |
| Indonesia | 175 | 1:755,710 | 57,892 |
| Australia | 107 | 1:252,296 | 23,217 |
| Germany | 67 | 1:1,201,574 | 78,034 |
| Papua New Guinea | 65 | 1:125,442 | 17,113 |
| Brazil | 52 | 1:4,116,814 | 111,429 |
| Nicaragua | 43 | 1:140,025 | 2,156 |
| Wales | 29 | 1:106,708 | 8,358 |
| Serbia | 23 | 1:310,650 | 15,551 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 149 | 1:163,593 | 14,057 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:92,260 | 4,121 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 132 | 1:380,445 | 28,529 |
Emes (6,464) may also be a first name.
Emes Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Amys,' or 'the son of Amy,' with the patronymic 5. 'Amye, Amy, propre name: Amia': Promptorium Parvulorum The origin is the same. But Amice or Amys seems to have become the popular English form of the Old French Aimee, just as Piers or Pearce came to represent the Old French Pierre. Perhaps the Latinized forms had something to do with it. The two first entries occur close together, and probably refer to the same individual.
William fil. Amye, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William fil. Amice, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Adam Amys, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Robert Amys, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Amice le Noble, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Hugh fil. Amicie, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Alice fil. Amicie, Surrey, ibid.
John Amice, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Amia, Amicia, Amise, and Amisius all occur as personal names without surnames in the Hundred Rolls, 1273.
Amis de Selves, Kent, Henry III— Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Amia de Rydeford, Lincolnshire, ibid.
The form Amiss in the London Directory is met by the entry:
'Gregory Amys, or Amisse, sup. for B.A., July 12. 1525': Register of the University of Oxford.
Also: 1766. Thomas Amiss and Eleanor Cadman: St. George, Hanover Square.
In the United States the form is all but invariably Ames. Amice or Ames continued as a girl's fontal name till the 16th century.
1540. Buried — Ameis Austin, Mr. Smith's maid: St. Antholin (London).
The family of Ames in the Register of St. Dionis Backchurch is found as Amyes.), 1576; Ames and Ammes (p. 130), 1690; and Amis (p. 22), 1627. In the Register of St. Michael, Cornhill, the name is often found as Aymes:Stolen from Fore bears
1603. Baptised — Daniel, son of George Aymes:.
= Eames, q.v.
A corrupt spelling, though still retaining the sound, of Exmes, a town in the department of Orne, in Normandy.
(French.) From Amie, a friend, beloved; or if from the Hebrew Amos, a burden. Some think it is a. contraction of Ambrose (winch see). Amesbury in England was originally Ambrosebury.
Emes Demographics
Emes Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Emes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Emes Come From? nationality or country of origin
Emes (Marathi: अेमेस, Oriya: ଏମଏସ, Russian: Эмэс) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Emes? popularity and diffusion
The surname Emes is the 198,533rd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,460,373 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 37 percent of Emes are found; 30 percent are found in North America and 30 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 81,701st most frequently used forename world-wide, borne by 6,464 people.
The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 569 people, or 1 in 1,348,094. In India it is most frequent in: Karnataka, where 81 percent are found, Kerala, where 15 percent are found and Tamil Nadu, where 4 percent are found. Outside of India it occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 20 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.
Emes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Emes has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Emes last name expanded 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 173 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 171 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Emes Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Emes surname is chiefly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Emes last name are 4.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.85% registered with the party.
The amount Emes earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.64% more than the national average, earning $44,718 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.27% less than the national average, earning $48,556 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Emes Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Emes in the Marathi language | ||
| अेमेस | aemesa | - |
| Emes in the Oriya language | ||
| ଏମଏସ | ema'esa | 66.67 |
| ଏମ୍ଏସ୍ | emes | 33.33 |
| Emes in the Russian language | ||
| Эмэс | emes | - |
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