AMES (SURNAME)

The surname 'Ames' is usually either French or Hebrew in origin. The French name comes from the noun ''amie'', meaning a friend or a beloved. In Hebrew it literally means ''burden'', but is actually derived from the eponynous Hebrew prophet Amos. The name may also be a contraction of Ambrose.

★ Adelbert Ames, American Civil War general

★ Adrienne Ames, American film actress

★ Aldrich Ames, convicted spy for the Soviet Union

★ Bruce Ames, biochemist

★ Ed Ames, American popular singer and actor

★ Fisher Ames, Congressman from Massachusetts

★ James Barr Ames, dean of Harvard Law School

★ Jonathan Ames, American author

★ Joseph Ames (author), 18th century English author

★ Dr. Joseph Sweetman Ames, founding member of National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics

★ Keith Ames, former professional footballer

★ Leon Ames (actor)

★ Les Ames, cricket player

★ Oakes Ames, American manufacturer and Congressman from Massachusetts

★ Rachel Ames, American actress

★ Red Ames, Major League Baseball pitcher

★ Stephen Ames, golfer from Trinidad and Tobago and Canada

★ Todd Ames, American writer

★ William Ames, English theologian

★ The Ames Brothers, a singing quartet