Dams Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dams Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dams family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 10
House Servant 4
Agricultural Labourer 3
Dress Maker 2
Housemaid 2
Factory 1
Slap Spinner 1
Shepherd 1
Pauper 1
Railway Clerk 1
Railway Porters 1
Shirt Sewer 1
Farm Servant 1
House Keeper 1
Labourer Farmers 1
Railway Labourer 1
Road Labourer 1
Grocer & Publican 1
Agricultural Labourer's Daughter At Home 1
Agricultural Labourer's Wife 1
Frame Work Knitter 1
Monthly Nurse 1
Grocer Employing 4 Men 1

Dams Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Adams 80% 299,942
2 Dames 80% 2,321
3 Damms 80% 1,355
4 Adamas 67% 1,145
5 Adames 67% 1,086
6 Dimes 60% 965
7 Odams 80% 830
8 Dams 100% 696
9 Admas 40% 372
10 Dumas 60% 219
11 Adoms 60% 161
12 Adems 60% 139

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The surname Dams is the 8th most popular variant of Adams.

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