Beams Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Beams Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Beams family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 51
Agricultural Labourer 10
General Labourer 8
Domestic Servant 4
Living On Own Means 4
Living On Her Own Means 4
Coal Miner 3
General Servant 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Cook Domestic Servant 3
Worsted Spinner 3
Tailor 2
Haulier 2
Labourer 2
Domestic 2
House Keeper 2
Baker 2
Cotton Frame Tenter 2
Charwoman 2
Clerk 2
Optical Glass Worker 2
Solicitor 2
Weaveress 2
Farm Labourer 2
Gardener 2

Beams Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bames 60% 2,565
2 Beams 100% 2,266
3 Beames 83% 1,950
4 Bums 60% 302
5 Bams 80% 161
6 Bims 60% 137
7 Bomes 40% 114

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The surname Beams is the 2nd most popular variant of Bames.

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