How common is the last name Ames?

21,085 people in the United States have the last name Ames, about 1 in 14,176. It ranks #1,666 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

AMES

#1,666

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
21,085
About
1 in 14,176
This common or more
45.6%
Who bears it

Of the 21,085 people with the last name Ames, 82.1% reported their origin as White, 7.5% as Black and 4.9% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Ames

#1,663 Jarrett · 21,099#1,665 Bunch · 21,097#1,667 Koenig · 21,084#1,668 Vickers · 21,083

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Ames, most common first.

#1,551 Amos · 22,595#18,606 Amis · 1,465#137,553 Ams · 126

Also a first name

As a first name, Ames ranks #13,125 of 53,615, with 929 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2023, with 93 births. See Ames as a first name

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