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 9
Buckinghamshire 28
Berkshire 18
Cambridgeshire 17
Channel Islands 14
Cheshire 45
Cornwall 4
Cumberland 37
Derbyshire 63
Devon 34
Dorset 5
Durham 200
Essex 415
Gloucestershire 248
Hampshire 40
Herefordshire 83
Hertfordshire 16
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 10
Isle of Man 0
Kent 909
Lancashire 247
Leicestershire 38
Lincolnshire 78
London 676
Middlesex 114
Northumberland 154
Norfolk 99
Northamptonshire 211
Nottinghamshire 115
Oxfordshire 20
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 10
Shropshire 37
Suffolk 97
Somerset 107
Surrey 130
Sussex 49
Staffordshire 387
Warwickshire 219
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 20
Worcestershire 77
Yorkshire 195

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 43
Cardiganshire 7
Carnarvonshire 8
Carmarthenshire 2
Denbighshire 24
Flintshire 23
Glamorgan 143
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 85
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 3

Amos Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Amos family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 65
Living On Own Means 56
General Servant Domestic 45
Scholar 35
Cook Domestic 34
Dress Maker 33
Bricklayer 30
Coal Miner Hewer 30
Farmer 29
Domestic Servant 25
Laundress Wash 24
Agricultural Labourer 24
Carpenter 21
House Maid Domestic 19
Housemaid Domestic 17
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 17
Groom Domestic 16
House Painter 15
Butcher 15
Servant Domestic 14
Coal Hewer 14
Charwoman 13
Gardener Domestic 13
House Keeper Domestic 12
Boot Maker 11

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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