# Amis (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/amis/  
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 Old French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | nickname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,530 |
| US rank (2010) | 18,184 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 201,794 people |
| Change since 2000 | +11% (1,376 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /əˈmiː/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Old French Amis, a given name and nickname, from Latin amīcus (“friend”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Amis 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) | 71% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 4.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Amis in the United States.

## People named Amis

- Suzy Amis Cameron, American actress and model (born 1962)

## Similar surnames

Amos, Ames, Amick, Amico, Amezcua, Annis, Ang, Aung, Auyeung, Ange, Amescua.

## 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.