Amies Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 11
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 2
Channel Islands 4
Cheshire 1
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 5
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 6
Hampshire 1
Herefordshire 3
Hertfordshire 1
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 21
Lancashire 9
Leicestershire 4
Lincolnshire 4
London 71
Middlesex 2
Northumberland 1
Norfolk 184
Northamptonshire 9
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 52
Suffolk 5
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 8
Warwickshire 3
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 10
Yorkshire 14

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 1
Glamorgan 2
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 2
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Amies Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Amies family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 72
Agricultural Labourer 18
Labourer 7
Dress Maker 6
Carpenter 6
Domestic Servant 6
Groom 4
General Servant 4
Pupil 4
Visitor 4
Miner 4
Housekeeper 3
House Keeper 3
Shoe Maker 3
Blacksmith 3
Farmers Wife 3
Weaver 3
No Occupation 2
Builder 2
Formerly Agricultural Labourer 2
Laundress 2
Licenced Victualler 2
Publican 2
Silk Weaver 2
Tailoress 2

Most Frequent Forenames for Amies

Name Census Frequency
William Amies 189
John Amies 187
Mary Amies 177
Elizabeth Amies 156
George Amies 120
Sarah Amies 119
Thomas Amies 86
Ann Amies 84
Robert Amies 77
Charles Amies 70
Henry Amies 67
Annie Amies 63
Arthur Amies 60
Alice Amies 56
Edward Amies 53
Emma Amies 47
Joseph Amies 47
Ellen Amies 44
James Amies 44
Samuel Amies 44
Richard Amies 43
Harriet Amies 39
Jane Amies 39
Albert Amies 38
Frederick Amies 37

Amies Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Amos 60% 32,097
2 Eames 60% 13,407
3 Ames 80% 13,248
4 Amies 100% 3,465
5 Mees 60% 2,873
6 Amis 80% 2,445
7 Mose 20% 2,338
8 Mouse 20% 1,707
9 Meese 40% 1,591
10 Muse 20% 1,525
11 Emes 60% 1,288
12 Mase 20% 1,027
13 Maas 40% 748
14 Moose 20% 670
15 Moise 20% 624
16 Moase 20% 435
17 Mais 40% 357
18 Mease 20% 312
19 Amas 60% 289
20 Moos 40% 280
21 Ams 60% 260
22 Iams 40% 243
23 Imes 60% 190
24 Aimes 60% 176
25 Omes 60% 157
26 Eams 40% 147
27 Aims 60% 142
28 Meas 40% 122
29 Ems 40% 121
30 Mas 40% 117
31 Aamos 40% 116
32 Mouis 20% 111
33 Moes 60% 102

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The surname Amies is the 4th most popular variant of Amos.

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