Amess Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Amess Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Amess family

Profession Census Frequency
School 15
House Painter 3
General Servant 3
Nil 3
Assisting The Business 2
Dress Maker 2
Engineers Turner & Fitter 2
Labourer 2
None 2
School Girl 2
Private Means 2
Farm Labourer 2
Barge Man 2
Factory Hand 2
Domestic Servant 2
Coal Miner (hewer) 2
Tarmacadam Labourer 1
Baker Apprentice 1
Brewers Assistant 1
Building Trade Joiner 1
Butcher 1
Carpenter 1
Dressmaker 1
Tobacco Shop Keeper 1
Coachman (domestic) 1

Amess Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Moss 60% 128,966
2 Moses 40% 23,191
3 Ames 80% 13,248
4 Mass 60% 2,522
5 Massie 33% 1,826
6 Amess 100% 1,136
7 Amiss 80% 939
8 Amoss 80% 597
9 Amass 80% 521
10 Mosse 40% 431
11 Mess 80% 394
12 Emess 80% 281
13 Maass 40% 257
14 Aimes 60% 176
15 Miss 60% 162
16 Aymes 60% 157
17 Emuss 60% 150
18 Massa 40% 149
19 Aims 40% 142
20 Masse 40% 136

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The surname Amess is the 6th most popular variant of Moss.

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