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Amour Family History

Amour Surname Meaning

English and French: nickname from Old French amour (from Latin amor) ‘love; beloved sweetheart’. French: from the medieval personal name Amour from Latin Amor. There was a Saint Amor of obscure history and unknown date whose relics were preserved and venerated at the village of Saint Amour in Burgundy.

Compare Damour. English (of Norman origin): variant of Amer and Amar. Muslim (mainly Algeria) and Jewish (mainly from Algeria): from a French-influenced variant of the Arabic personal name ʿAmmūr, a regional derivative of Ammar or, as a Muslim name only, of Omar.

Compare Amor. Muslim: possibly also from a French-influenced variant of the Arabic personal name Amūr ‘commanding’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Amour families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Amour family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Amour families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 26 Amour families living in Northumberland. This was about 34% of all the recorded Amour's in United Kingdom. Northumberland had the highest population of Amour families in 1891.
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What did your Amour ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Theatrical Artist and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Amour. 100% of Amour men worked as a Theatrical Artist and 84% of Amour women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Theatrical Artist
    100%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    84%
  • Unpaid Domestic Duti
    8%
  • Household Duties (unpaid)
    8%

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Passenger Lists

There are 910 immigration records available for the last name Amour. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Amour. For the veterans among your Amour ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Amour lifespan?

Between 1949 and 2004, in the United States, Amour life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2000, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Amour in 1949 was 51, and 84 in 2004.

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