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 283
Coal Miner 46
Agricultural Labourer 25
General Labourer 17
Labourer 17
Domestic Servant 17
Living On Own Means 12
Laundress 10
General Servant 10
General Servant Domestic 10
Farmer 9
Dress Maker 9
Farm Servant 7
Living On Her Own Means 7
Blacksmith 6
General Domestic Servant 6
Carter 6
Clerk 5
Farm Labourer 5
Tailor 4
Butcher 4
Joiner 4
Painter 4
House Keeper 4
Tailoress 4

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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