Amis History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Amis family

The surname Amis was first found in Languedoc, where this family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Amis family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Amis research. Another 260 words (19 lines of text) covering the years 1513 and 1547 are included under the topic Early Amis History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Amis Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Amyot, Amiot, Amyo, Amio, Amyos, Amios, Amiott, Amiotte, Amiote, Amyote, Amyotte, Amyott, Amot, Amote, Amotte, d'Amyot, d'Amyotte, d'Amiot, d'Amiote, d'Amiotte, d'Amot, d'Amote, d'Amote, d'Amotte, Ami, Amy, Amis, d'Ami, d'Amy and many more.

Early Notables of the Amis family

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Amis Ranking

In the United States, the name Amis is the 18,834^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Amis migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Amis Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Joyce Amis, who landed in Virginia in 1652 2
Abraham Amis, aged 31, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1684 2

Amis Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Haynes Amis, who arrived in America in 1776 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Amis (post 1700) +

Susan Elizabeth "Suzy" Amis (b. 1962), American actress and model 3
Rufus Travis Amis (1912-2007), American entrepreneur
Kenneth Amis (b. 1970), American composer and tuba player
B. D. Amis (1896-1993), American labor and civil rights leader
Martin Amis (1949-2023), British novelist, best known for his novels Money (1984) and London Fields (1989), son of Kingsley Amis
Stephen Amis, Australian film producer and director, cousin of Martin Amis
John Amis (b. 1922), British music critic and broadcaster
Sir Kingsley William Amis CBE (1922-1995), English novelist, actor and poet

Citations +

"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)
Susan Amis. (Retrieved 2010, September 27) Susan Amis. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzy_Amis