How common is the surname Ammann?

1,853 people in the United States had the surname Ammann in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 166,619 Americans. It ranked 15,734th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ammann?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Ammann identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Ammann?

Alberto Ammann, Argentine actor.

Where is the surname Ammann most common?

Wikidata records people named Ammann in Spain.

Is the surname Ammann getting more or less common?

More common. 1,656 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,853 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Ammann

A surname, carried by 1,853 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A550

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ammann is more common than 90.3% of them.

Origin

South German and Alemannic German surname, from the noun Amtmann (“bailiff, official”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,853 people named Ammann in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 166,619 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,656.

#15,734

rank among US surnames

1,853

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+11.9%

change since 2000 (was #16,074)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,727	Youn	1,854	166,529
#15,734	Loew	1,853	166,619
#15,743	Blossom	1,852	166,709

Who is named Ammann

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

94% of people named Ammann identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ammanns

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alberto Ammann
Argentine actor, born 1978

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ammann

Ammann has the Soundex code A550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A550.

Questions

Where does the surname Ammann come from?: South German and Alemannic German surname, from the noun Amtmann (“bailiff, official”).
How common is the surname Ammann?: 1,853 people in the United States had the surname Ammann in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 166,619 Americans. It ranked 15,734th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ammann?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Ammann identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ammann?: Alberto Ammann, Argentine actor.
Where is the surname Ammann most common?: Wikidata records people named Ammann in Spain.
Is the surname Ammann getting more or less common?: More common. 1,656 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,853 in 2010, up 12%.