Gum 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 11
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 16
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 5
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 1
Dorset 0
Durham 2
Essex 4
Gloucestershire 3
Hampshire 1
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 2
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 18
Leicestershire 12
Lincolnshire 0
London 16
Middlesex 3
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 1
Oxfordshire 1
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 1
Somerset 4
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 1
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 22
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 3
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Gum Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gum family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 9
Weaver 4
Woodman 3
Female Servant 3
Carpenter 3
Dress Maker 3
Shoe Maker 3
Independent 2
Labourer 2
Shoe Maker Apprentice 1
Joiner Baker 1
Tailor Journeyman 1
Factory Servant 1
Pauper 1
Smith 1
Book Keeper 1
Commision Agent 1
Winder 1
Agent 1
Carrier 1
Clerk 1
Painter 1
Seamstress 1
Tailor 1
Hawker 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Gum

Name Census Frequency
Mary Gum 72
William Gum 65
George Gum 52
James Gum 45
Sarah Gum 43
John Gum 42
Elizabeth Gum 38
Thomas Gum 34
Henry Gum 26
Ann Gum 25
Eliza Gum 25
Charles Gum 21
Jane Gum 18
Martha Gum 17
Richard Gum 17
Ellen Gum 16
Joseph Gum 12
Robert Gum 12
Edward Gum 11
Hannah Gum 11
Annie Gum 10
Emma Gum 10
Emily Gum 9
Alfred Gum 8
Frederick Gum 8

Gum Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Game 50% 7,557
2 Gumm 75% 1,298
3 Gum 100% 939
4 Goom 50% 578
5 Gumb 75% 296
6 Gem 67% 276
7 Gam 67% 104

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The surname Gum is the 3rd most popular variant of Game.

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