| ![Show Contents]() Amend History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Amend familyThe surname Amend was first found in Switzerland. The name originated from the much honored position of the Landammann, who was the highest official of a Swiss canton (province). But as a surname it became prominent in Bavaria where it branched into many houses, many of which played important roles in tribal and national conflicts, as each group seeking power in an ever-changing territorial profile. The name can be primarily traced to an old noble family from the city of Augsburg; another branch possessed the castle Lauffenberg in the district of Altmuehl. A Bruno Ammann von der Lauffenberg is mentioned in chronicles as early as 1325. Early History of the Amend familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Amend research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1539, 1591, 1634, 1656, 1669, 1691, 1696, 1724, 1730 and 1778 are included under the topic Early Amend History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Amend Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Amannn, Ammann, Aman, Ammon and others. Early Notables of the Amend familyNotables of the time with the surname Amend were Jost Ammann (1539-1591), a well-known and much respected woodcarver in Zurich around 1539; Paul Amman (1634-1691), a German physician and botanist; Jakob Ammann (c. 1656-c. 1730), Anabaptist leader...
Another 37 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Amend Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Amend RankingIn the United States, the name Amend is the 18,835th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
 Amend migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Amend Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Francois Amend, aged 35, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 2
- Johan Georg Amend, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 2
- John Amend, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1761 2
- Ygnace Amend, aged 38, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1785 2
- Johanna Amend, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1796 2
Amend Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Adam Amend, aged 22, who arrived in America in 1854 2
- Magdalena Amend, aged 26, who landed in America in 1854 2
- Michael Amend, aged 30, who arrived in America in 1854 2
- Konrad Amend, who arrived in Iowa in 1869 2
- Catharina Amend, aged 4, who arrived in New York, NY in 1899 2
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Amend Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Adam Amend, aged 57, who landed in Quebec in 1893
- Cathrina Amend, aged 54, who arrived in Quebec in 1893
- Elisabeth Amend, aged 23, who landed in Quebec in 1893
- Heinrich Amend, aged 10, who arrived in Quebec in 1893
- Jacob Amend, aged 17, who landed in Quebec in 1893
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| Contemporary Notables of the name Amend (post 1700) | + |
- William J. C. "Bill" Amend III (b. 1962), American cartoonist, best known for his comic strip FoxTrot
- Eric Amend (1965-1984), American Olympic tennis player at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Edward B. Amend, American Democratic Party politician, Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1903-13 3
- Rolf-Dieter Amend (1949-2022), East German three-time gold medalist slalom canoeist who competed in the 1970s, born in Magdeburg
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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