Balmer Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Balmer Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Balmer family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 264
Labourer 22
Agricultural Labourer 21
Coal Miner 20
General Servant 13
Domestic Servant 13
Annuitant 13
Servant 8
House Keeper 8
Farmers Son 7
Dress Maker 7
Farm Labourer 7
Joiner 7
Mason 7
Wife 7
Carter 7
Butcher 6
Stone Mason 6
Wife Of Above 5
Clerk 5
Groom 5
Milliner 5
Miner 5
Laundress 5
General Servant Domestic 5

Balmer Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bulmer 83% 15,407
2 Balmer 100% 10,086
3 Bloomer 57% 5,496
4 Blamire 43% 2,230
5 Blumer 67% 605
6 Blomer 67% 320
7 Bomber 50% 313
8 Blamier 57% 291
9 Bulmore 57% 169
10 Belmore 57% 160
11 Bolmer 83% 148
12 Blamer 67% 134
13 Bommer 67% 123
14 Belmer 83% 102

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The surname Balmer is the 2nd most popular variant of Bulmer.

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