The Amerson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,455 people carried this name — #6,263 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 54,100 people counted. That is up 12% from 4,880 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Amerson surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Amery’.

An early record he cites: Roger Ammary, Bedfordshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Amery, Amary, Amory and Amerson.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 51 · public domain.

In print

Amerson in American newspapers,
1894–1903.

Newspaper page from The Western Sentinel carrying the name Amerson
The Western Sentinel 1894-07-19
Newspaper page from The Western Sentinel carrying the name Amerson
The Western Sentinel 1894-07-05
Newspaper page from The Montgomery Advertiser carrying the name Amerson
The Montgomery Advertiser 1903-11-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Amerson in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1950s.

117 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Amerson. The most, 30, date from the 1890s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Queensland, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 41
Victoria 30
Queensland 29
South Australia 6
Western Australia 6
ACT (Canberra) 3
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Amerson.

Who carried it

People named Amerson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Robert Amerson 1925–
  • Lucius Amerson 1933–1994 · sheriff
  • Bill Amerson 1938–2015 · pornographic film director
  • Glen Amerson 1938–2020 · American football player

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Amerson,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States217 records

217 records of the Amerson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 137
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 56
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 9
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 5
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 3
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Carl E. Amerson

    Born 1923 in South Carolina. Enlisted 1943 at Fort Jackson Columbia; roofer. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1990, buried at Beaufort National Cemetery, South Carolina.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Carlton Amerson

    Born 1945; from Darien, Georgia. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1967 in Kontum, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wm. Amerson

    Arrived at New York in 1835 aboard the Telumah from Liverpool, aged 42; carpenter. From Ireland; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 217 records for Amerson in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia4 records

4 records of the Amerson name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 3
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jos Amerson

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Prince Arthur, aged 30; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Elizth Amerson

    Sailed from Victoria in 1865 aboard the Alhambra, bound for Otago, aged 23.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 4 records for Amerson in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Amerson name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Thomas Amerson

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Edward Amerson

    Listed at Wilmot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1838.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Sophia Amerson

    Listed at Wilmot, Annapolis, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1838.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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