Elms Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Elms Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Elms family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 173
Agricultural Labourer 24
Coal Miner 22
Living On Own Means 18
General Labourer 17
Laundress 13
Dress Maker 12
Brick Layer 10
Labourer 8
Domestic Servant 8
Bricklayer 6
Farmer 5
Gardener 5
General Servant Domestic 5
Clerk 5
Coachman 5
Dressmaker 5
Farm Labourer 4
Cook Domestic Servant 4
Plumber 4
General Servant 4
Bricklayer Labourer 4
Mason 3
Licensed Victualler 3
Housemaid Domestic Servant 3

Elms Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lomas 40% 38,468
2 Elms 100% 8,338
3 Elmes 80% 5,453
4 Loomes 33% 2,733
5 Looms 40% 1,344
6 Lims 50% 572
7 Lomes 40% 553
8 Limes 40% 302
9 Lamas 40% 296
10 Lames 40% 295
11 Almes 60% 248
12 Lomase 33% 244
13 Lams 50% 190
14 Elems 80% 178
15 Lumas 40% 153
16 Alms 75% 127

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The surname Elms is the 2nd most popular variant of Lomas.

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