Ames is used as a family name or surname in French. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ames
No. of characters: 4
Origin: French
Meaning: From Amie, a friend, beloved; or if from the Hebrew Amos, a burden. While some scholars believe it to be a contraction of Ambrose. Amesbury in England was originally Ambrosbury.

How popular is Ames?

Ames is common in United States.

Ames is ranked 12658 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Ames bearers increased by 2.425074 per cent in 2010 US census to 22385 since 2000, the surname slipped by 99 spots and ranked at 1598. The last name was found in around 76 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 84.65 86.11
Black 7.88 7.98
Hispanic or Latino 4 2.74
Others 1.89 1.56
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.96 0.86
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.62 0.75
Ames is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Peru is ahead in terms of density. Around 41896 people have been found who wears Ames as their family name. Ames is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
7,646 Japan7
7,031 China6
23,739 Nigeria5
2,011 South Korea4
2,403 Vietnam4
1,387 Togo4
19,865 Iran3
10,686 Costa Rica3
3,224 Afghanistan3
19,452 Malaysia3
1,389 Barbados2
35,969 Denmark2
21,929 Algeria2
9,272 Ecuador2
147,165 Czech Republic2
41,879 Turkey2
18,718 Thailand2
5,318 Iraq2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
12,844 Pakistan2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
9,185 Hong Kong2
165,773 Belarus1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
47,891 Norway1
38,063 Mauritania1
11,923 Slovenia1
7,847 Albania1
90,903 Moldova1
16,073 Latvia1
5,872 Namibia1
38,830 Morocco1
16,283 Lithuania1
3,307 Malta1
4,249 Cambodia1
2,037 Cayman Islands1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
2,578 Guam1
42,479 Greece1
2,613 The Bahamas1
1,254 Gibraltar1
17,236 Ghana1
2,232 French Polynesia1
24,176 Qatar1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
3,214 Niger1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
9,591 Panama1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
20,906 Israel47
2,187 Guyana47
9,524 Portugal37
28,564 Switzerland36
8,214 Singapore35
29,383 United Arab Emirates31
137,305 Ukraine26
5,416 Trinidad and Tobago19
14,048 Ireland16
493,558 India15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
30,612 Spain81
9,649 New Zealand71
8,082 Scotland59
130,254 Indonesia58
16,052 Sweden58
85,668 Italy56
176,736 Russia54
14,717 Chile54
Countries with hundreds of Ames:
4,754 Australia629
8,635 Mexico576
27,752 Philippines451
22,865 South Africa256
22,208 Argentina239
2,076 Wales192
8,140 Austria157
71,478 France135
20,168 Netherlands133
Countries with thousands of Ames:
1,036 Peru4,460
2,761 England2,834
3,553 Canada1,311
8,780 Germany1,110
12,377 Brazil1,097
Countries with ten thousands of Ames:
1,445 United States27,422
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Child Nancy Ames from Ireland aboard the Deborah from Liverpool during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 4 years old when she arrived in USA on December 4, 1849. Catharine Ames (Born at sea) Infant, Sarah Ames (18) Milliner, Maid Ann Ames, are other Ames that migrated to US.

Comments

M
Muoi Classen
 This is the name of a locality of the Pas de Calais department which indicates family origin the etymology of the name comes from the Frankish almo fundum personal name which means the land of almo - contraction of the personal name Frankish adalhelm noble helmet.

Ames Namesakes

  • Adelaide Ames, Astronomer
  • Adelaide Ames, Astronomer
  • Adelbert Ames, Former American senator
  • Blanche Butler Ames, Adelbert Ames' wife
  • Blanche Ames Ames, Artist
  • Adrienne Ames, Film actress
  • Adrienne Ames, Film actress
  • Alazne Amestoy, Sound engineer
  • Allyson Ames, Actress
  • A. A. Ames, Doctor

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