How common is the surname Ammons?

8,904 people in the United States had the surname Ammons in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,675 Americans. It ranked 3,989th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ammons?

Gene Ammons, American tenor saxophonist (1925–1974), followed by Albert Ammons.

Where is the surname Ammons most common?

Wikidata records people named Ammons in the United States.

Is the surname Ammons getting more or less common?

More common. 8,522 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,904 in 2010, up 4.5%.

The surname Ammons

A surname, carried by 8,904 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A552

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ammons is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,904 people named Ammons in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 34,675 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,522.

#3,989

rank among US surnames

8,904

people in 2010

3.0

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #3,828)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,981	Yun	8,933	34,562
#3,982	Aiello	8,927	34,586
#3,983	Baptiste	8,915	34,632
#3,984	Grice	8,914	34,636
#3,985	Freedman	8,913	34,640
#3,986	Bergstrom	8,908	34,659
#3,987	Clausen	8,906	34,667

Who is named Ammons

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

77% of people named Ammons identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Black (not Hispanic) 17%
Two or more races 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ammonss

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gene Ammons
American tenor saxophonist (1925–1974)
Albert Ammons
American jazz pianist, recording artist (1907–1949)
Archie Randolph Ammons
American poet (1926–2001)
Elias M. Ammons
American politician (1860–1925)

Questions

How common is the surname Ammons?: 8,904 people in the United States had the surname Ammons in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,675 Americans. It ranked 3,989th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ammons?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Ammons identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ammons?: Gene Ammons, American tenor saxophonist (1925–1974), followed by Albert Ammons.
Where is the surname Ammons most common?: Wikidata records people named Ammons in the United States.
Is the surname Ammons getting more or less common?: More common. 8,522 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,904 in 2010, up 4.5%.