How common is the surname Amor?

1,389 people in the United States had the surname Amor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 222,279 Americans. It ranked 19,456th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Amor?

In the 2010 Census, 39% of people named Amor identified as white (not Hispanic), and 36% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Amor?

Christine Amor, Australian actress, followed by Rick Amor.

Where is the surname Amor most common?

Wikidata records people named Amor in Australia.

Is the surname Amor getting more or less common?

More common. 1,166 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,389 in 2010, up 19%.

The surname Amor

A Spanish surname, carried by 1,389 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A560

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Amor is more common than 88% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Amor. This surname was introduced in England by the Normans.

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,389 people named Amor in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 222,279 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,166.

#19,456

rank among US surnames

1,389

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+19.1%

change since 2000 (was #21,004)

Who is named Amor

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

39% of people named Amor identified as white (not Hispanic), 36% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 21% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 39%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 36%
Asian and Pacific Islander 21%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Amors

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Christine Amor
Australian actress, born 1952
Rick Amor
Australian artist (born 1948)

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Surnames that sound like Amor

Amor has the Soundex code A560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A560.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Amor come from?: Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Amor. This surname was introduced in England by the Normans.
How common is the surname Amor?: 1,389 people in the United States had the surname Amor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 222,279 Americans. It ranked 19,456th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Amor?: In the 2010 Census, 39% of people named Amor identified as white (not Hispanic), and 36% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Amor?: Christine Amor, Australian actress, followed by Rick Amor.
Where is the surname Amor most common?: Wikidata records people named Amor in Australia.
Is the surname Amor getting more or less common?: More common. 1,166 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,389 in 2010, up 19%.