Eames Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckinghamshire 25
Cambridgeshire 6
Derbyshire 9
Denbighshire 2
Devon 51
Dorset 8
Essex 16
Glamorgan 5
Gloucestershire 31
Hampshire 90
Hertfordshire 126
Hunts and Rutland 0
Kent 3
Lancashire 56
Leicestershire 38
Lincolnshire 9
London 152
Middlesex 27
Northumberland 1
Norfolk 6
Northamptonshire 8
Nottinghamshire 3
Shropshire 1
Suffolk 18
Somerset 67
Surrey 21
Sussex 112
Staffordshire 10
Wiltshire 2
Worcestershire 2
Yorkshire 4
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Durham 0
Flintshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0

Eames Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Eames family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 61
Female Servant 27
Independent 23
Labourer 19
Plate Maker 11
Farmer 10
Ag Labourer 9
Ag Lab 8
Male Servant 7
Baker 6
Carpenter 6
Tailor 6
Watch Maker 4
Apprentice 4
Publican 4
Brick Layer 4
Coachman 4
Coal Miner 3
Shoe Maker 3
Power Loom 3
Dress Maker 3
Pauper 3
Cord Wainer 2
Lace Hand 2
Miller 2

Most Frequent Forenames for Eames

Name Census Frequency
William Eames 906
Mary Eames 712
John Eames 671
Elizabeth Eames 543
Sarah Eames 496
Thomas Eames 480
George Eames 475
James Eames 412
Henry Eames 345
Ann Eames 249
Eliza Eames 236
Jane Eames 227
Alfred Eames 218
Ellen Eames 216
Edward Eames 209
Joseph Eames 195
Emma Eames 192
Alice Eames 180
Charles Eames 179
Frederick Eames 178
Annie Eames 173
Emily Eames 162
Arthur Eames 153
Frank Eames 127
Harry Eames 125

Eames Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Amos 60% 32,097
2 Eames 100% 13,407
3 Ames 80% 13,248
4 Amies 60% 3,465
5 Mees 40% 2,873
6 Amis 60% 2,445
7 Mose 20% 2,338
8 Mouse 0% 1,707
9 Meese 20% 1,591
10 Muse 20% 1,525
11 Emes 80% 1,288
12 Mase 40% 1,027
13 Maas 40% 748
14 Moose 0% 670
15 Moise 0% 624
16 Moase 20% 435
17 Mais 40% 357
18 Mease 40% 312
19 Amas 60% 289
20 Moos 20% 280
21 Ams 60% 260
22 Iams 60% 243
23 Imes 60% 190
24 Aimes 60% 176
25 Omes 60% 157
26 Eams 80% 147
27 Aims 40% 142
28 Meas 40% 122
29 Ems 60% 121
30 Mas 40% 117
31 Aamos 60% 116
32 Mouis 20% 111
33 Moes 40% 102

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The surname Eames is the 2nd most popular variant of Amos.

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