Find out how popular the last name Amidon is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Amidon.

Amidon, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Amidon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Amidon in America

Amidon is the 12676th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Amidon surname appeared 2,438 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Amidon.

We can also compare 2010 data for Amidon to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Amidon

The surname Amidon originates from France and dates back to the early medieval period. It is derived from the Old French words "ami" meaning friend and "don" meaning gift, implying that the name was initially given as a nickname to someone who was considered a generous friend.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Amidon can be found in the Livre des Bourgeois de Rouen, a historical document from the 13th century listing the names of citizens in the city of Rouen, Normandy. The name appears in various spellings such as Amidon, Amydon, and Amydoun.

In the 14th century, the name Amidon was documented in the Rolls of the Exchequer, which were financial records kept by the English government. This suggests that individuals with this surname were present in England during that time period.

The Amidon name can also be traced back to the village of Amidons in the Normandy region of France. It is possible that the surname originated from this place name and was adopted by families who lived in or near this location.

One notable historical figure with the surname Amidon was Roger Amidon (c. 1600-1675), an early settler in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was among the first wave of English Puritan settlers to arrive in New England and established a homestead in what is now Weymouth, Massachusetts.

Another prominent individual was Jean-Baptiste Amidon (1718-1793), a French sculptor and architect who worked on several notable buildings in Paris, including the Palais de Justice and the Church of Saint-Sulpice.

In the 19th century, Charles Amidon (1816-1897) was an American jurist who served as a judge for the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. He presided over several important cases during his tenure on the bench.

Robert Amidon (1832-1908) was a successful businessman and industrialist from Ohio. He founded the Amidon Machine Company, which manufactured agricultural equipment and machinery.

A more recent historical figure was Ella Amidon Hempstead (1859-1943), an American educator and pioneer in the field of early childhood education. She established several influential kindergartens and was a proponent of the Montessori method of teaching.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Amidon

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Amidon.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Amidon was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Amidon has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Amidon was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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