Explore the Family Name Amat

The meaning of Amat

1. Catalan: equivalent of Spanish and Portuguese Amado and of 2 below. 2. French: from the personal name Amat, from Latin Amatus ‘beloved’ (see Amato).

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Amat has seen significant growth between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 59,611th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had jumped to 52,619th. This represents an increase in popularity of 11.73%. The actual count of people with the Amat surname also rose during this period from 317 to 394, a substantial 24.29% increase. Furthermore, its proportion per 100,000 people increased by 8.33%, going from 0.12 to 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,611	#52,619	11.73%
Count	317	394	24.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.13	8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Amat

As for ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Amat. Hispanic representation among individuals bearing this surname increased by 18.60%, moving from 55.21% in 2000 to 65.48% in 2010. There was also a new presence of individuals identifying as two or more races, which was not recorded in 2000 but constituted 2.54% in 2010. On the other hand, the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and White decreased by 32.66% and 24.34% respectively. The percentage of those identifying as Black slightly decreased by 3.80%, whereas the American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	55.21%	65.48%	18.6%
White	26.5%	20.05%	-24.34%
Asian/Pacific Islander	15.46%	10.41%	-32.66%
Two or More Races	0%	2.54%	0%
Black	1.58%	1.52%	-3.8%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%