Gem Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gem Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gem family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 9
Law Student 2
Clerk And Draughtsman At Locomotive Works 1
Commercial Clerk Leather Trade 1
Captain 35th Regiment Active List 1
B A Oxon Vicar Of Torpenhow 1
Annuitant 1
Brass Founder 1
Brick Layers Labourer 1
Draper 1
Farmer Employing 1 Boy 47 Acres 1
Glass Cutter 1
Housewife 1
Warehouseman 1
Clergyman M A 1
Foreign Merchant 1
Gentleman's Laundress 1
Magistrate And General Merchant 1
Student 1

Gem Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Game 50% 7,557
2 Gum 67% 939
3 Goom 50% 578
4 Gem 100% 276
5 Gam 67% 104

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The surname Gem is the 4th most popular variant of Game.

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