Surname Checker / Ames
How Common Is the Last Name Ames?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Ames today
24,785
Ranked #1,598 of 162,254 published surnames · 7.59 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 22,385 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
84.65%
Black
7.88%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.96%
Hispanic
4%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.