Arms Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Arms Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Arms family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 7
Scholar 5
Dress Maker 4
Agricultural Labourer 4
General Servant Domestic 3
Landress Wash 3
Gardener Domestic 3
Grocer Assistant 2
Housemaid Domestic 2
Japanner 2
Milliner 2
Cook Domestic 2
Errand Boy Port 2
Servant Domestic 2
Independents Means 2
Domestic Servant 2
School Girl 2
Bricklayer Labourer 2
Laundress Wash 2
Carter On Farm & Agricultural Horse 1
Florist 1
Police Pensioner 1
Short Hand Clerk 1
Surgeon Turner 1
Tea Blender 1

Arms Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Armes 80% 4,365
2 Arms 100% 1,993
3 Rimes 40% 1,585
4 Ormes 60% 1,480
5 Rooms 40% 1,047
6 Ramus 40% 545
7 Orms 75% 315
8 Roomes 33% 266
9 Rames 40% 247
10 Orams 60% 220
11 Reams 40% 186
12 Rams 50% 184
13 Reames 33% 175
14 Remes 40% 114

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The surname Arms is the 2nd most popular variant of Armes.

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