Last name Ames (Ames 
, أميس, Амес 
) , in the entire world, is a common family name. The surname Ames is characteristic of Reunion, where it is quite a common surname, Peru, and the United States, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is commonest in the United States, Peru, and the United Kingdom. Very seldom, Ames is the forename as well as the last name.
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william ames English Protestant divine, philosopher, and controversialist, GB (b. 1576) |
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| joseph ames English naval commander (b. 1619) |
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joseph ames English bibliographer and antiquary, GB (b. 1689) |
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nathaniel ames American physician (1708-1764), US (b. 1708) |
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| jeremiah ames Ames, Jeremiah (1706–1776), banker and merchant (b. 1706) |
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david ames superintendent of the Springfield Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts, US (b. 1760) |
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ezra ames American painter (1768–1836), US (b. 1768) |
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oliver ames American manufacturer and politician (1779-1863), US (b. 1779) |
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| capt. john ames captain in the American Revolutionary War, gunsmith, and shovel maker, US (b. 1738) |
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| nathaniel ames 1741-1822 , almanac writer, physician, and political activist (b. 1741) |
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nathan peabody ames American manufacturer and entrepreneur (1803-1847), US (b. 1803) |
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samuel ames American judge (1806-1865), US (b. 1806) |
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edward raymond ames American chaplain (1806-1879), US (b. 1806) |
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oliver ames, jr. Railroad executive, US (b. 1807) |
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| hannah lenthal ames 17 Feb 1764 Middletown, Connecticut - 8 Jun 1826 Springfield, Vermont (b. 1764) |
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