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
School 18
Farm Labourer 3
Blouse Manufacturers 2
Confectionary Manufactory 2
Cotton Weaver 2
General Servant (domestic) 2
Carpenter 2
Boot Clicker 2
Drapers Assistant 2
None 2
Carriage Builder 2
Home 2
Farm Carter 1
Station Master 1
Apprentice 1
Assistant Schoolmistress 1
Brick Yard Boy 1
Casters Labourer 1
Clerk 1
Clerk Umbrella Furniture Maker 1
Coal Warner (gelter) 1
House Work 1
Housekeeper Domestic 1
Iron Caster 1
School Part Fime 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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