Amouroux

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Amouroux, from Occitan.

Proper noun

Amouroux (plural Amourouxes)

1. A surname from French.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Amouroux is the 445236^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 32 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Amouroux”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 36.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan, from Old Occitan amoros, literally "in love". Cognate of Amoureux. Most prevalent in Dordogne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.mu.ʁu/

Proper noun

Amouroux m or f

1. a French surname from Occitan, equivalent to English Amouroux

Related terms

• Amoureux

Descendants

• English: Amouroux

Further reading

• filae.com

Paronyms

• amoureux
• Amrou