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    The surname Amory

    A patronymic surname, carried by 453 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex A560 Also a first name

    Amory: #46,902 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Amory #46,902, 453 people Amory: #46,902 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Amory #46,902, 453 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Amory is more common than 71.1% of them.

    Origin

    Medieval personal name from Proto-Germanic *amalą (“vigor, bravery”) + *rīks (“ruler”). For the first element, compare *ammōną (“to bother, irritate”).

    Amory is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 453 people named Amory in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 681,557 Americans. That is down 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 467.

    #46,902
    rank among US surnames
    453
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    -3%
    change since 2000 (was #43,546)

    Who is named Amory

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

    76% of people named Amory identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 6.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 76%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 14%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.8%
    • Two or more races 2.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Amorys

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Cleveland Amory
      American writer (1917–1998)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Amory

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

    Questions

    Where does the surname Amory come from?
    Medieval personal name from Proto-Germanic *amalą (“vigor, bravery”) + *rīks (“ruler”). For the first element, compare *ammōną (“to bother, irritate”).
    How common is the surname Amory?
    453 people in the United States had the surname Amory in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 681,557 Americans. It ranked 46,902nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Amory?
    In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Amory identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Amory?
    Cleveland Amory, American writer (1917–1998).
    Where is the surname Amory most common?
    Wikidata records people named Amory in the United States.
    What type of surname is Amory?
    Amory is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Amory getting more or less common?
    Less common. 467 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 453 in 2010, down 3.0%.
    Is Amory also a first name?
    Yes. Amory 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.