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

Amoh, 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 Amoh surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Amoh in America

Amoh is the 122314th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Amoh surname appeared 141 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Amoh.

The history of the last name Amoh

The surname AMOH has its origins traced back to the central African country of Angola in the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Umbundu language, spoken by the Ovimbundu people, where the word 'amoh' meant 'blessed one' or 'chosen one'.

During the Portuguese colonization of Angola, many Africans were forced into slavery and taken to different parts of the world, including Brazil and the Caribbean islands. It is likely that the name AMOH was brought to these regions by Angolan slaves, where it eventually became established as a surname.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name AMOH can be found in the 1685 baptismal records of the Igreja da Sé cathedral in Salvador, Brazil, where a child named Antônio AMOH was baptized. This suggests that the name had already been established in Brazil by the late 17th century.

In the 18th century, there are records of a plantation owner named João AMOH in the Portuguese colony of São Tomé and Príncipe, located off the western coast of Africa. This indicates that the name had also spread to other Portuguese colonies in the region.

Another notable bearer of the name was Juliana AMOH, a prominent figure in the Jamaican Maroon community in the late 18th century. The Maroons were descendants of escaped slaves who established independent settlements in the mountainous regions of Jamaica.

In the 19th century, a man named Kwaku AMOH was a respected chief and leader of the Akuapem people in present-day Ghana. He played a significant role in the resistance against British colonial rule in the region.

Additionally, in the late 19th century, there was a Brazilian abolitionist and journalist named Luísa AMOH, who campaigned tirelessly for the abolition of slavery in Brazil. She was born in 1845 and lived until 1923, witnessing the final abolition of slavery in her country.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Amoh

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

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 Amoh 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.

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 Amoh was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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