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There are approximately 4,081 people named Ames in the UK. That makes it the 2,543rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 65 are named Ames.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
From name of parent

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The Ames surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: French.) From Amie, a friend, beloved; or if from the Hebrew Amos, a burden. Some think it is a contraction of Ambrose (which see). Amesbury in England was originally Ambrosebury.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

AMES. A corrupt spelling, though still retaining the souird, of Exmcs, a town in the department of Orne, in Normandy.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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