# Amir (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/amir/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Arabic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,639 |
| US rank (2010) | 17,274 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 188,374 people |
| Change since 2000 | +56% (1,051 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Ameer |

## Etymology

From Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”). Doublet of amir, emir, admiral, and amira.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Amir in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 43% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 37% |
| Two or more races | 4.6% |

## Similar surnames

Amaro, Amar, Amore, Amor, Amer, Amiri, Amari, Amory, Anwar.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.