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    The surname Amy

    A nickname surname, carried by 2,045 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈeɪ.mi/ 2 syllables Soundex A500 Also a first name

    Amy: #14,570 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Amy #14,570, 2,045 people Amy: #14,570 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Amy #14,570, 2,045 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Amy is more common than 91% of them.

    Origin

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

    Amy is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,045 people named Amy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 150,976 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 2,040.

    #14,570
    rank among US surnames
    2,045
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.2%
    change since 2000 (was #13,641)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #14,564Copas2,046150,902
    #14,570Amy2,045150,976
    #14,571Varughese2,044151,050
    #14,579Boysen2,043151,124

    Who is named Amy

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

    81% of people named Amy identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 81%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 12%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Amys

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • George Amy
      American film editor (1903–1986)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Aimee
    • Aimée
    • Amey
    • Amee
    • Ameigh
    • Amie
    • Amye

    Surnames that sound like Amy

    Amy has the Soundex code A500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A500.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Amy come from?
    Anglicized form of Old French Amee (modern French Aimée), which was both a nickname and a form of the Latin name Amata (“beloved”).
    How common is the surname Amy?
    2,045 people in the United States had the surname Amy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 150,976 Americans. It ranked 14,570th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Amy?
    In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Amy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Amy?
    George Amy, American film editor (1903–1986).
    Where is the surname Amy most common?
    Wikidata records people named Amy in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Amy?
    Amy is /ˈeɪ.mi/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Amy?
    Amy is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
    Is the surname Amy getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,040 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,045 in 2010, up 0.2%.
    What are other spellings of Amy?
    Aimee, Aimée, Amey, Amee, Ameigh and Amie.
    Is Amy also a first name?
    Yes. Amy 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.