Hames Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hames Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hames family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 261
General Labourer 32
Agricultural Labourer 30
Coal Miner 28
Domestic Servant 23
Dress Maker 20
Cotton Weaver 20
Living On Own Means 19
General Servant 14
Labourer 12
General Servant Domestic 10
Carpenter 10
General Domestic Servant 9
Laundress 8
Butcher 7
Farmer 7
Tailor 7
Living On Her Own Means 5
No Occupation 5
Gardener 5
Frame Work Knitter 5
Carter 5
Clerk 4
Grocer 4
Cotton Operative 4

Hames Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hames 100% 8,996
2 Homes 80% 5,804
3 Humes 80% 1,914
4 Hems 60% 1,815
5 Hams 80% 1,597
6 Haymes 83% 1,526
7 Hemes 80% 609
8 Hemus 60% 600
9 Haimes 83% 587
10 Heames 83% 370
11 Himes 80% 239
12 Hims 60% 239
13 Homas 60% 204
14 Heams 60% 183
15 Hums 60% 119
16 Hiams 60% 108

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

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