Dictionary of Family Names

Origin and Etymology of the Surname AMPS.

From A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley, A. Bardsley, 1901.

AMPS. ? A baptismal name meaning "the son of Ampe." This has been a Cambridgeshire surname for six centuries. It is possible that it is of local origin.

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