Ames

in Maine

There are 882 people with the last name "Ames" in Maine.

Ranking in Maine

Name	Rank
Ames	183

is 179th most common Webber
is 180th most common Frost
is 181st most common Johnston
is 182nd most common Albert
is 183rd most common Ames
is 184th most common Black
is 185th most common Burgess
is 186th most common Mills
is 187th most common Gould

Meaning & History

Ames

English: from the Old French and Middle English personal name Amys, Amice, which is either directly from Latin amicus ‘friend’, used as a personal name, or via a Late Latin derivative of this, Amicius.

German: of uncertain origin. Perhaps a nickname for an active person, from a Germanic word related to Old High German amazzig ‘busy’. Compare modern German Ameise ‘ant’.

FOREBEARS William Ames, the son of Richard Ames of Bruton, Somerset, came to Braintree, MA, from England in about 1640. He had numerous prominent descendants.