Dames Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dames Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dames family

Profession Census Frequency
Dress Maker 4
Stone Mason 4
General Labourer 4
Cook Domestic 3
Book Folder 2
Charwoman 2
Means None Independent 2
Servant Domestic 2
Commercial Clerk 2
Laundress 2
Carpenter 2
Locomotive Boiler Maker Plater 2
Scholar 2
Brickyard Hand 2
Scholar Student 2
Living On Own Means 2
Coal Miner C Hewer 2
Book Folder & Binder 1
Book Keeper 1
Brewer's Clerk 1
Cabman Groom 1
Carman 1
Carman Contractor 1
China Glass Warehouseman 1
Clerk In G P O 1

Dames Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Adams 60% 299,942
2 Dames 100% 2,321
3 Adamas 67% 1,145
4 Adames 83% 1,086
5 Dimes 80% 965
6 Odams 60% 830
7 Dams 80% 696
8 Admas 40% 372
9 Dumas 60% 219
10 Adoms 40% 161
11 Adems 40% 139

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The surname Dames is the 2nd most popular variant of Adams.

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