Elmer Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 6
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 7
Channel Islands 2
Cheshire 3
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 4
Devon 0
Dorset 1
Durham 1
Essex 26
Gloucestershire 4
Hampshire 2
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 8
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 13
Isle of Man 0
Kent 2
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 2
London 62
Middlesex 3
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 111
Northamptonshire 11
Nottinghamshire 1
Oxfordshire 8
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 13
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 183
Somerset 1
Surrey 3
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 6
Warwickshire 1
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 1
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 55

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Elmer Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Elmer family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 45
Female Servant 32
Male Servant 11
Labourer 9
Independent 8
Farmer 7
Gardener 5
Ag Lab 4
Tailor 4
Carpenter 4
Dress Maker 3
Lace Maker 3
Shepherd 3
Cabinet Maker 2
Agri Labour 2
Smith 2
Publican 2
Linen Draper 2
Char Woman 2
Clerk 2
Servant 2
Apprentice 2
Carrier 2
Painter 2
Joiner 2

Most Frequent Forenames for Elmer

Name Census Frequency
William Elmer 460
Mary Elmer 407
John Elmer 396
George Elmer 327
Thomas Elmer 263
Elizabeth Elmer 254
James Elmer 254
Sarah Elmer 239
Charles Elmer 173
Ann Elmer 135
Henry Elmer 123
Robert Elmer 118
Eliza Elmer 115
Frederick Elmer 109
Emma Elmer 103
Arthur Elmer 99
Jane Elmer 98
Ellen Elmer 94
Joseph Elmer 88
Annie Elmer 87
Hannah Elmer 85
Alice Elmer 83
Harry Elmer 79
Harriet Elmer 68
Charlotte Elmer 64

Elmer Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Elmer 100% 7,032
2 Elmore 67% 3,526
3 Limer 60% 1,584
4 Lemar 40% 744
5 Lomer 60% 615
6 Lamer 60% 483
7 Lemare 33% 475
8 Ellmer 83% 428
9 Elmor 80% 380
10 Lumer 60% 354
11 Lamore 33% 320
12 Ailmore 43% 286
13 Almer 80% 248
14 Loomer 50% 223
15 Lomar 40% 175
16 Leamer 67% 156
17 Lemaire 29% 147
18 Elmar 80% 140
19 Ulmer 80% 125
20 Elemore 57% 102
21 Almore 50% 100

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The surname Elmer is the most popular version of all its varients

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