Beames Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Beames Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Beames family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 7
Dress Maker 4
Scholar 4
Carpenter 4
Caterer Inn 3
Living On Own Means 3
Housemaid Domestic 3
Coach Painter 2
Merchant 2
Cotton Ring Spinner 2
Boot Maker 2
Servant Domestic 2
Painter House 2
Sweet Factory Hand 2
Coal Miner (hewer) 2
Gardener Domestic 2
Farmers Labourer 2
Masons Labourer 2
Colliery Sawyer Above Ground 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Gardener's Labourer 2
Journeyman Baker Bread Maker 2
Living On Own Income 1
Plate Layer Railway 1
Platelayer 1

Beames Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bames 83% 2,565
2 Beams 83% 2,266
3 Beames 100% 1,950
4 Bums 50% 302
5 Bams 67% 161
6 Bims 50% 137
7 Bomes 67% 114

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The surname Beames is the 3rd most popular variant of Bames.

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