Ammon

The surname Ammon was first found in Switzerland. The name originated from the much honored position of the Landammann, who was the highest official of a Swiss canton (province). The name can be primarily traced to an old noble family from the city of Augsburg; another branch possessed the castle Lauffenberg in the district of Altmuehl. A Bruno Ammann von der Lauffenberg is mentioned in chronicles as early as 1325.