Amos Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 2
Buckinghamshire 49
Berkshire 9
Cambridgeshire 39
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 27
Cornwall 2
Cumberland 40
Derbyshire 34
Devon 22
Dorset 4
Durham 100
Essex 271
Gloucestershire 272
Hampshire 28
Herefordshire 64
Hertfordshire 15
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 736
Lancashire 150
Leicestershire 34
Lincolnshire 94
London 695
Middlesex 54
Northumberland 90
Norfolk 70
Northamptonshire 162
Nottinghamshire 68
Oxfordshire 47
Rutland 0
Shropshire 38
Suffolk 138
Somerset 94
Surrey 70
Sussex 30
Staffordshire 273
Warwickshire 117
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 29
Worcestershire 58
Yorkshire 161

Wales

Anglesey 3
Brecknockshire 19
Cardiganshire 8
Carnarvonshire 3
Carmarthenshire 4
Denbighshire 27
Flintshire 41
Glamorgan 56
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 70
Pembrokeshire 3
Radnorshire 0

Amos Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Amos family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 861
Agricultural Labourer 138
Coal Miner 57
Labourer 53
Domestic Servant 45
Dress Maker 44
General Labourer 44
General Servant 41
Laundress 36
Annuitant 23
Farm Labourer 23
Carpenter 22
General Servant Domestic 21
Gardener 17
Shoe Maker 16
Bricklayer 15
Carman 13
Charwoman 13
Clerk 12
Painter 12
Baker 11
Dressmaker 11
Grocer 10
House Keeper 10
Shepherd 10

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

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