Amour 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 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 12
Essex 1
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 10
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 21
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 59
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 8
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 2
Surrey 1
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 8
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 18

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 12
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Amour Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Amour family

Profession Census Frequency
Coal Miner C Hewer 5
Coal Miner Driver C Below Ground 3
Carpenter 2
Housekeeper Domestic 2
Boiler Smith Railway 2
Chain Maker Owner 2
Living On Own Means 2
Coal Miner C Hewer 2
Gas Cutter 1
Joiner & Carpenter 1
Kitchenmaid Domestic 1
Tin Plate Worker 1
Filer Owner 1
Blacksmith 1
Coal Miner Master Ground Stoneman C Below 1
Coal Miner Putter C Below Ground 1
Coal Miner Stoneman C Below Under Ground 1
Coal Weighman At Bank C Above Under Ground 1
Fireman Above Ground E D 1
General Domestic 1
Hewer Coal Miner 1
Housemaid Domestic 1
Miner Coal Hewer 1
Railway Engine Fireman E.d 1
Sailor Seas 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Amour

Name Census Frequency
Mary Amour 56
James Amour 54
John Amour 52
William Amour 39
Elizabeth Amour 35
Ann Amour 28
Sarah Amour 28
Margaret Amour 26
George Amour 25
Richard Amour 25
Samuel Amour 25
Thomas Amour 23
Isabella Amour 21
Jane Amour 18
Joseph Amour 10
Robert Amour 10
Ellen Amour 9
Annie Amour 8
Catherine Amour 8
Charles Amour 8
Albert Amour 6
Eliza Amour 6
Frances Amour 6
Frederick Amour 5
Henry Amour 5

Amour Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Moore 40% 421,922
2 Moor 60% 41,930
3 More 40% 12,596
4 Muir 40% 8,235
5 Amor 80% 5,589
6 Mear 40% 4,367
7 Mair 40% 3,998
8 Mare 20% 3,775
9 Moir 60% 3,694
10 Amer 60% 2,872
11 Maria 0% 2,280
12 Mara 20% 2,087
13 Marie 0% 1,283
14 Meer 40% 1,106
15 Meir 40% 1,072
16 Meier 20% 858
17 Omer 40% 854
18 Imrie 20% 793
19 Maer 40% 771
20 Meara 20% 766
21 Amour 100% 721
22 Amoore 67% 610
23 Mar 40% 589
24 Meare 20% 566
25 Eamer 40% 526
26 Omara 20% 419
27 Maier 20% 402
28 Mier 40% 332
29 Mere 20% 270
30 Mure 40% 241
31 Moar 60% 234
32 Moare 40% 223
33 Maire 20% 206
34 Omeara 33% 196
35 Meere 20% 183
36 Maur 60% 180
37 Maeer 20% 168
38 Morie 20% 163
39 Amore 60% 135
40 Mora 40% 134
41 Maara 20% 128
42 Emer 40% 127
43 Mour 80% 123
44 Miur 60% 117
45 Moure 60% 107
46 Muer 40% 104

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The surname Amour is the 21st most popular variant of Moore.

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