Amis 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 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 3
Channel Islands 6
Cheshire 1
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 1
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 12
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 43
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 196
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 10
Suffolk 17
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 6
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 7
Yorkshire 0

Wales

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

Amis Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Amis family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 25
Agricultural Labourer 21
Fisherman 8
Farm Labourer 7
House Servant 6
Weaver 6
Dress Maker 4
Farmers Labourer 4
Labourer Wife 3
Carpenter 3
Pauper 3
Annuitant 2
Copperplate Printer 2
Labourer 2
Landed Proprietor 2
Servant 2
Agricultural Labourer Daughter 2
Char Woman 2
Cook 2
Silk Weaver 2
Tailoress 2
Unemployed 2
Barmaid 1
Costermonger 1
House Maid 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Amis

Name Census Frequency
Mary Amis 158
William Amis 144
John Amis 132
Elizabeth Amis 119
James Amis 97
Robert Amis 83
Sarah Amis 83
George Amis 65
Henry Amis 61
Charles Amis 55
Thomas Amis 47
Eliza Amis 46
Samuel Amis 45
Alice Amis 42
Ann Amis 41
Joseph Amis 37
Edward Amis 34
Hannah Amis 30
Ellen Amis 28
Maria Amis 28
Alfred Amis 27
Arthur Amis 27
Emma Amis 26
Frederick Amis 24
Harriet Amis 24

Amis Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Amos 75% 32,097
2 Eames 60% 13,407
3 Ames 75% 13,248
4 Amies 80% 3,465
5 Mees 25% 2,873
6 Amis 100% 2,445
7 Mose 25% 2,338
8 Mouse 20% 1,707
9 Meese 20% 1,591
10 Muse 25% 1,525
11 Emes 50% 1,288
12 Mase 25% 1,027
13 Amiss 80% 939
14 Maas 25% 748
15 Moose 20% 670
16 Moise 40% 624
17 Moase 20% 435
18 Mais 50% 357
19 Mease 20% 312
20 Amas 75% 289
21 Moos 25% 280
22 Ams 75% 260
23 Iams 50% 243
24 Imes 50% 190
25 Aimes 60% 176
26 Omes 50% 157
27 Eams 50% 147
28 Aims 50% 142
29 Meas 25% 122
30 Ems 50% 121
31 Mas 50% 117
32 Aamos 60% 116
33 Mouis 40% 111
34 Moes 25% 102

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The surname Amis is the 6th most popular variant of Amos.

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