Amat Family Crest & Name History

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Amat, so the heraldry linked to Amato is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Meaning of the name

In parish registers, Amat often stands in for Amato. In origin, the name means “Beloved”.

Before spelling was fixed, Amato was also written Amat. Related forms: Amati and Amatucci. The 2010 US Census counted 394 people named Amat, ranking it number 52,619 among American surnames. Hispanic and Latino Americans made up 65% of the total. INSEE counts 2,290 people born in France with the Amat surname between 1891 and 2000; the busiest decade was 1961–1970.

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