Amos Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Discover how your Amos ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.

Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 64
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 35
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 24
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 31
Derbyshire 16
Devon 17
Dorset 5
Durham 85
Essex 225
Gloucestershire 241
Hampshire 20
Herefordshire 38
Hertfordshire 23
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 11
Isle of Man 0
Kent 612
Lancashire 107
Leicestershire 14
Lincolnshire 65
London 394
Middlesex 31
Northumberland 81
Norfolk 61
Northamptonshire 151
Nottinghamshire 21
Oxfordshire 47
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 11
Shropshire 23
Suffolk 123
Somerset 84
Surrey 26
Sussex 16
Staffordshire 170
Warwickshire 91
Westmorland 5
Wiltshire 17
Worcestershire 62
Yorkshire 137

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 27
Cardiganshire 4
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 5
Denbighshire 23
Flintshire 44
Glamorgan 30
Merionethshire 2
Montgomeryshire 1
Monmouthshire 36
Pembrokeshire 1
Radnorshire 0

Amos Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Amos family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 574
Agricultural Labourer 157
Labourer 65
Domestic Servant 45
Dress Maker 35
Coal Miner 31
General Servant 27
House Keeper 19
Laundress 19
Shoe Maker 16
Bricklayer 16
Farm Labourer 16
Straw Plaiter 15
Tailor 14
Servant 13
Farm Servant 12
Gardener 12
Lace Maker 11
Silk Weaver 11
Plasterer 11
Dressmaker 10
Farmers Son 10
Baker 10
Wife Of Above 9
Ag Labourer 9

Most Frequent Forenames for Amos

Name Census Frequency
William Amos 2,118
Mary Amos 1,945
John Amos 1,696
George Amos 1,284
Elizabeth Amos 1,265
Thomas Amos 1,251
Sarah Amos 1,130
James Amos 841
Henry Amos 772
Charles Amos 706
Ann Amos 609
Eliza Amos 501
Joseph Amos 499
Jane Amos 486
Alice Amos 447
Annie Amos 417
Emma Amos 408
Frederick Amos 407
Edward Amos 403
Alfred Amos 399
Ellen Amos 398
Richard Amos 369
Emily Amos 361
Arthur Amos 328
Robert Amos 313

Amos Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Amos 100% 32,097
2 Eames 60% 13,407
3 Ames 75% 13,248
4 Amies 60% 3,465
5 Mees 25% 2,873
6 Amis 75% 2,445
7 Mose 50% 2,338
8 Mouse 40% 1,707
9 Meese 20% 1,591
10 Muse 25% 1,525
11 Emes 50% 1,288
12 Mase 25% 1,027
13 Maas 25% 748
14 Moose 40% 670
15 Moise 40% 624
16 Amoss 80% 597
17 Moase 40% 435
18 Mais 25% 357
19 Mease 20% 312
20 Amas 75% 289
21 Moos 50% 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 80% 116
33 Mouis 40% 111
34 Moes 50% 102

Did you know?

The surname Amos is the most popular version of all its varients

Search for the Amos family