Earlam Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cheshire 55
Hunts and Rutland 0
Lancashire 14
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 0
Middlesex 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Earlam Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Earlam family

Profession Census Frequency
Farmer 4
Agricultural Labourer 3
Independent 3
Labourer 2
Brick Maker 1
Cotton Weaver 1
Female Servant 1
Male Servant 1
Shoe Maker 1
Smith 1
Water Man 1
Wheel Wright 1
Tailor 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Earlam

Name Census Frequency
Thomas Earlam 70
John Earlam 67
Mary Earlam 52
James Earlam 47
Sarah Earlam 41
Elizabeth Earlam 39
Ann Earlam 37
Jane Earlam 34
Hannah Earlam 29
Martha Earlam 28
William Earlam 28
Annie Earlam 25
Henry Earlam 25
Joseph Earlam 25
Samuel Earlam 25
Emma Earlam 22
Isaac Earlam 20
Charles Earlam 19
George Earlam 18
Ellen Earlam 16
Ernest Earlam 13
Arthur Earlam 12
Margaret Earlam 12
Robert Earlam 12
Ada Earlam 11

Earlam Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Irlam 67% 2,473
2 Earlam 100% 1,121
3 Erlam 83% 505
4 Arlom 67% 285

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The surname Earlam is the 2nd most popular variant of Irlam.

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