Amess Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Ancestors listed as Amess are often found as Ames a generation earlier.

Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Friend”. Amess adds a patronymic ending to Ames, meaning ‘son of’ or ‘of the family of’. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Related forms: Amies and Amis.

Family crest and blazon

There is no single Amess family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Research your Amess family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.