Explore the Family Name Amand

The meaning of Amand

French and Walloon, and in some cases possibly also English (of Norman origin), Dutch, or Flemish: from the Old French personal name Amand, Amant, Latin amandus ‘suitable to be loved’, the name of a 5th-century bishop of Bordeaux and several other Christian saints. In England it was also used as a female personal name.

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How common is the last name Amand in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Amand has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 97,384 in terms of popularity across the U.S., but by 2010 it had fallen to the rank of 117,480 – a decrease of 20.64%. Similarly, the count of individuals bearing the surname also decreased from 173 in 2000 to 148 in 2010, indicating a decline of 14.45%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 residents reduced by 16.67%, moving from 0.06% in 2000 to 0.05% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#97,384	#117,480	-20.64%
Count	173	148	-14.45%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.05	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Amand

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Amand also underwent changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. While the proportion of those identifying as White increased by 13.87%, from 67.05% to 76.35%, there was a significant decline of 49.37% amongst those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (from 17.34% to 8.78%). Despite a considerable increase in the Hispanic identifier by 83.46%, the Black identifier saw a decrease of 22.03%. Interestingly, there were no individuals who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native or of two or more races in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	67.05%	76.35%	13.87%
Asian/Pacific Islander	17.34%	8.78%	-49.37%
Hispanic	4.05%	7.43%	83.46%
Black	8.67%	6.76%	-22.03%
Two or More Races	2.89%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%