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    The surname Amis

    A French nickname surname, carried by 1,530 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /əˈmiː/ 2 syllables Soundex A520

    Amis: #18,184 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Amis #18,184, 1,530 people Amis: #18,184 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Amis #18,184, 1,530 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Amis is more common than 88.8% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

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

    Amis is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

    One of 791 French surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,530 people named Amis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 201,794 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,376.

    #18,184
    rank among US surnames
    1,530
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +11.2%
    change since 2000 (was #18,506)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #18,177Albury1,531201,663
    #18,184Colvard1,530201,794

    Who is named Amis

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

    71% of people named Amis identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 71%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 18%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 4.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
    • Two or more races 2.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Amiss

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Suzy Amis Cameron
      American actress and model (born 1962)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Amis

    Amis has the Soundex code A520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A520.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Amis come from?
    From Old French Amis, a given name and nickname, from Latin amīcus (“friend”).
    How common is the surname Amis?
    1,530 people in the United States had the surname Amis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 201,794 Americans. It ranked 18,184th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Amis?
    In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Amis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Amis?
    Suzy Amis Cameron, American actress and model (born 1962).
    Where is the surname Amis most common?
    Wikidata records people named Amis in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Amis?
    Amis is /əˈmiː/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Amis?
    Amis is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
    Is the surname Amis getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,376 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,530 in 2010, up 11%.