LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS
Ames
Ames is the 1,666th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 21,085 people carried it, about 7.1 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Ames are White.
WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
White82.1%
Black7.5%
Hispanic4.9%
Multiracial3.8%
Asian American1.2%
Native American0.6%
Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.
RANK OVER TIME
1990
#1,286
24,871
2000
#1,499
21,855
2010
#1,598
22,385
2020
#1,666
21,085