How common is the surname Amon?

2,225 people in the United States had the surname Amon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 138,762 Americans. It ranked 13,616th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Amon?

In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Amon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Amon?

Angelika Amon, Austrian American molecular and cell biologist and academic, followed by Jonathan Amon.

Where is the surname Amon most common?

Wikidata records people named Amon in Austria and the United States.

Is the surname Amon getting more or less common?

More common. 2,024 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,225 in 2010, up 9.9%.

Is Amon also a first name?

Yes. Amon is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Amon

A surname, carried by 2,225 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). Amon is more common than 91.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,225 people named Amon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 138,762 Americans. That is up 9.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,024.

#13,616

rank among US surnames

2,225

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+9.9%

change since 2000 (was #13,731)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,612	Rowlands	2,226	138,700
#13,616	Wootton	2,225	138,762
#13,622	Wilmer	2,224	138,824
#13,625	Gauvin	2,223	138,887

Who is named Amon

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

77% of people named Amon identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 6.6% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Asian and Pacific Islander 8.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.3%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Amons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Angelika Amon
Austrian American molecular and cell biologist and academic, 1967–2020
Jonathan Amon
American soccer player, born 1999

Notable Amons come mostly from Austria (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Amon

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

Questions

How common is the surname Amon?: 2,225 people in the United States had the surname Amon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 138,762 Americans. It ranked 13,616th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Amon?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Amon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Amon?: Angelika Amon, Austrian American molecular and cell biologist and academic, followed by Jonathan Amon.
Where is the surname Amon most common?: Wikidata records people named Amon in Austria and the United States.
Is the surname Amon getting more or less common?: More common. 2,024 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,225 in 2010, up 9.9%.
Is Amon also a first name?: Yes. Amon is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.