| ![Show Contents]() Amy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Amy familyThe surname Amy was first found in Languedoc, where this family held a family seat since ancient times. Early History of the Amy familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Amy research. Another 260 words (19 lines of text) covering the years 1513 and 1547 are included under the topic Early Amy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Amy Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Amyot, Amiot, Amyo, Amio, Amyos, Amios, Amiott, Amiotte, Amiote, Amyote, Amyotte, Amyott, Amot, Amote, Amotte, d'Amyot, d'Amyotte, d'Amiot, d'Amiote, d'Amiotte, d'Amot, d'Amote, d'Amote, d'Amotte, Ami, Amy, Amis, d'Ami, d'Amy and many more. Early Notables of the Amy familyNotable amongst the family name at this time was - Amyot d'Inville, Baron of Albigny. Jacques Amyot (1513-93), was a French writer, humanist, and scholar, known for being the translator of Heliodorus' Aethiopica (1547)
Amy RankingIn the United States, the name Amy is the 13,597th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
| Amy migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Amy Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- William Amy, who landed in Virginia in 1642 2
- Cher Amy, who settled in Virginia in 1677
- Anne Amy, who arrived in Virginia in 1695 2
- Thomas Amy, who arrived in Carolina in 1697 2
Amy Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- John Amy, who arrived in Virginia in 1700 2
- Humphry Amy, who landed in Virginia in 1714 2
| Amy migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Amy Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. James Amy, (b. 1854), aged 24, Cornish farmer travelling aboard the ship "Lochee" arriving in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 24th February 1878 3
- Mrs. Emma Amy, (b. 1848), aged 30, Cornish settler travelling aboard the ship "Lochee" arriving in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 24th February 1878 3
- Mr. Alexander Amy, (b. 1877), aged 1, Cornish settler travelling aboard the ship "Lochee" arriving in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 24th February 1878 3
- Miss Lucy G. Amy, (b. 1878), aged Infant, Cornish settler travelling aboard the ship "Lochee" arriving in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 24th February 1878 3
- Miss Amelia Amy, (b. 1858), aged 20, Cornish general servant travelling aboard the ship "Lochee" arriving in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 24th February 1878 3
| Amy migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Amy Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Thomas Amy, aged 22, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Bebington" in 1872
- Rachael Amy, aged 23, who arrived in Lyttelton, New Zealand aboard the ship "Apelles" in 1874
| Amy migration to West Indies | + |
The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 4Amy Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century- John Amy, who settled in Barbados in 1679
| Contemporary Notables of the name Amy (post 1700) | + |
- Violet Amy Gillett CM, (1898-1996), Canadian artist and educator known for her encouragement of the arts in New Brunswick
- Heather Amy Matarazzo (b. 1982), American actress, known for her role in the film Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)
- Edna Amy Iles (1905-2003), English pianist
- Elma Amy Yerburgh (1864-1946), née Thwaites, English owner and then chairman of the Thwaites Brewery Company from 1888 to 1946
- Amy Beth Schumer (b. 1981), American Writers Guild of America Award and Golden Globe Award nominated stand-up comedian, writer, actress, and producer from New York City
- Amy Savell (b. 1978), birth name of Amy Kennedy, an American educator, mental health advocate, and former political candidate from the state of New Jersey
- Amy K. LeBlanc, American veterinary oncologist and cancer biology researcher
- Amy Lau (1966-2025), American contemporary interior designer and co-founder of the Design Miami fair
- Amy Irene "Lefty" Applegren (1926-2011), American baseball pitcher and infielder who played from 1944-1953 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
- Amy S. Fleischer, American mechanical engineer
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 19). Emigrants to Australia NSW 1860 -88 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/nsw_passenger_lists_1860_88.pdf
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
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