Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
AMES
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
Related and similar surnames
AmasAmos
Amys
Amiss
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Aimes
Aims
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Aime
Aim
Emerson
Emes
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Eames
France
Hames
Hems
Ismay
Norwich
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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.
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.