The Amis surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,530 people carried this name — #18,184 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 192,300 people counted. That is up 11% from 1,376 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Amis surname
From Old French Amis, a given name and nickname, from Latin amīcus (“friend”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Amis» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 91 people named Amis.
2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Finistère.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Amis,
with a public archive behind them.
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Kingsley Amis 1922–1995 · screenwriter -
Rufus Amis 1835–1903
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Joseph James Amis 1863–
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Herbert Amis 1895–1960
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Eleanor Mary Guthrie Warren 1899–1987
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Edward Stephen Amis 1905– · chemist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Amis.
- Amiot 558 · U.S. census
- Amiotte 159 · U.S. census
- Amir 1,639 · U.S. census
- Amira 199 · U.S. census
- Amirault 623 · U.S. census
- Amiri 1,195 · U.S. census
- Amitrano 334 · U.S. census
- Ammann 1,853 · U.S. census
- Ammar 846 · U.S. census
- Ammari 338 · U.S. census
- Ammirati 430 · U.S. census
- Amo 936 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Amis is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.