McAmis

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Sheumais (“son of Séamas”). Compare McCamish.

Proper noun

McAmis (plural McAmises)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McAmis is the 25572^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 965 individuals. McAmis is most common among White (93.68%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McAmis”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 543.