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The Ammann surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,853 people carried this name — #15,734 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 158,700 people counted. That is up 12% from 1,656 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Ammann surname

South German and Alemannic German surname, from the noun Amtmann (“bailiff, official”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Ammann» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

5,966 people named Ammann live in Switzerland.

They live in all 26 of Switzerland’s cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 1,274
St. Gallen 890
Bern 879
Thurgau 692
Aargau 553
Lucerne 263
Basel-Landschaft 186
Solothurn 167

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 178 people named Ammann.

31 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 31
Paris 31
Haut-Rhin 29
Bas-Rhin 20
Loire 8
Meurthe-et-Moselle 8
Moselle 7
Allier 7
Tarn-et-Garonne 7

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 137 people named Ammann live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Córdoba.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Córdoba 94
Buenos Aires Province 19
Neuquén 13
City of Buenos Aires 11

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In the Nordic population registers

20 people named Ammann is counted in Finland.

Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Finland (2026) 20

Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Ammann in American newspapers,
1895–1925.

Newspaper page from Der Fortschritt carrying the name Ammann
Der Fortschritt 1895-03-21
Newspaper page from Cut Bank Pioneer Press carrying the name Ammann
Cut Bank Pioneer Press 1913-08-01
Newspaper page from Palisadian carrying the name Ammann
Palisadian 1925-07-10

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,707 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Ammann,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Johann Ammann d. 1455 · theologian
  • Stephan Ammann d. 1627 · sculptor
  • John Ministri 1400–1388 · Catholic priest
  • Ludwig Ammann 1440–1501
  • Johann Jakob Ammann 1500–1573 · philologist
  • Samuel Ammann 1547–1620 · parson

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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