How common is the surname Ament?

2,330 people in the United States had the surname Ament in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 132,509 Americans. It ranked 13,138th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ament?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Ament identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname Ament most common?

Wikidata records people named Ament in the United States.

Is the surname Ament getting more or less common?

More common. 2,244 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,330 in 2010, up 3.8%.

The surname Ament

A surname, carried by 2,330 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A553

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ament is more common than 91.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,330 people named Ament in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 132,509 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,244.

#13,138

rank among US surnames

2,330

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.8%

change since 2000 (was #12,650)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,132	Meldrum	2,332	132,395
#13,133	Hutsell	2,331	132,452
#13,138	Ament	2,330	132,509
#13,142	Cervera	2,329	132,566

Who is named Ament

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Ament identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Aments

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jeff Ament
American bassist, born 1963

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ament

Ament has the Soundex code A553, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A553.

Questions

How common is the surname Ament?: 2,330 people in the United States had the surname Ament in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 132,509 Americans. It ranked 13,138th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ament?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Ament identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ament?: Jeff Ament, American bassist.
Where is the surname Ament most common?: Wikidata records people named Ament in the United States.
Is the surname Ament getting more or less common?: More common. 2,244 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,330 in 2010, up 3.8%.