Explore the Family Name Amonette
The meaning of Amonette
Americanized form of French Amonet, itself a variant of Hamonet, a pet form of the personal name Hamon. Altered ending reflects the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t. The surname Amonet is very rare in France, today found only in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany. Compare Ammonette and Amonett. History: The progenitor of the Amonettes was Jacob Am(m)onet, who left France for the Netherlands in 1681, joined the forces of William of Orange during the latter’s seizure of the throne of England from the Catholic James II, and was granted a passage to VA and lands at Manakin, a Huguenot settlement founded in 1700–1. In the (US) National Huguenot Society’s register of qualified Huguenot ancestors he is listed with the surname Ammonet, which is no longer found in France, while the Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin also lists the original form Amonet and the altered form Ammonett, which is very rare.
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How common is the last name Amonette in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data for the surname Amonette, its popularity has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 61,544 in popularity with a count of 305, translating to a proportion of 0.11 per 100k people. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 66,553, with the count also decreasing marginally to 297, or a proportion of 0.1 per 100,000 people. This represents an overall change of -8.14 in rank and -2.62 in count over the decade.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #61,544 | #66,553 | -8.14% |
| Count | 305 | 297 | -2.62% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.11 | 0.1 | -9.09% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Amonette
The ethnic identity associated with the surname Amonette, as reported by the Decennial U.S. Census, is predominantly White. In both 2000 and 2010, over 92% of individuals with this surname identified as White, with a slight increase from 92.79% in 2000 to 93.27% in 2010. The next most common ethnic identities are Hispanic and Black, each making up just over 2% of the Amonettes. Between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of Amonettes identifying as Hispanic increased by about 17%, while those identifying as Black decreased by approximately 12%. There were no Amonettes who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, and the percentage identifying as two or more races was 2.3% in 2000 but dropped to zero in 2010.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 92.79% | 93.27% | 0.52% |
| Hispanic | 2.3% | 2.69% | 16.96% |
| Black | 2.3% | 2.02% | -12.17% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 2.3% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |