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
School 42
Farm Labourer 9
General Labourer 4
None 4
Packer 4
Shop Assistant 4
Private Means 3
Cook Domestic 3
Coal Miner Hewer 3
Domestic Servant 3
Dressmaker 3
Laundress 3
Coach Painter 2
Housekeeper (domestic) 2
House Painter 2
Cook (domestic) 2
Foreman Platelayer 2
Independent 2
Dress Maker 2
Cotton Weaver 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Clerk 2
Journeyman Baker 2
Stone Mason 2
Waggoner On Farm 2

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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