# Amy (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/amy/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | nickname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,045 |
| US rank (2010) | 14,570 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 150,976 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.2% (2,040 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeɪ.mi/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Aimee, Aimée, Amey, Amee, Ameigh, Amie, Amye |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Old French Amee (modern French Aimée), which was both a nickname and a form of the Latin name Amata (“beloved”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Amy in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 81% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Amy in the United States.

## People named Amy

- George Amy, American film editor (1903–1986)

## Similar surnames

Amey, Amaya, Anaya, Ahn, An, Ayon, Aune, Awan, Anna, Ann, Anoa'i.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.