Explore the Family Name Amann

The meaning of Amann

South German and Swiss German: variant of Ammann. Some characteristic forenames: German Helmut, Kurt, Armin, Erhard, Erwin, Franz, Frieda, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Amann saw a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 10,933rd most popular surname while in 2010, its rank fell to 11,135th which indicates a drop in popularity by approximately 1.85%. Despite this decrease in rank, the actual count of individuals bearing the Amann surname increased from 2,671 in 2000 to 2,845 in 2010, representing a rise of 6.51%. However, when considering the population proportion per 100k, there was a slight reduction of 3.03% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#10,933	#11,135	-1.85%
Count	2,671	2,845	6.51%
Proportion per 100k	0.99	0.96	-3.03%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Amann

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting trends for the surname Amann between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals with this surname who identified as White decreased by 4.35%, while those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by an impressive 162.69%. There were also noteworthy increases among those identifying as having two or more races (129.07%) and those identifying as Black (109.57%). The Hispanic segment saw a growth of 74.05%. Conversely, the percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native slightly decreased by 4.55% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.99%	91.81%	-4.35%
Hispanic	1.31%	2.28%	74.05%
Two or More Races	0.86%	1.97%	129.07%
Black	0.94%	1.97%	109.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.67%	1.76%	162.69%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.22%	0.21%	-4.55%