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

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 2
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Jams Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Jams family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 3
General Labourer 1
Farm Servant 1
Stationary Engine Driver 1
Lodging House Keeper 1
Gardeners Assistant 1
Marker Gardener 1
Milliner 1
Coal Miner 1
Coal Miner Pit Pony Driver 1
Dock Labourer 1
Tailoress 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Jams

Name Census Frequency
Mary Jams 14
George Jams 10
John Jams 9
James Jams 8
William Jams 7
Ann Jams 6
Elizabeth Jams 6
Sarah Jams 6
Alice Jams 5
Edward Jams 5
Jane Jams 5
Charles Jams 4
Eliza Jams 4
Henry Jams 4
Margaret Jams 4
Alfred Jams 3
Annie Jams 3
Arthur Jams 3
Ethel Jams 3
Hannah Jams 3
Maria Jams 3
Thomas Jams 3
Albert Jams 2
Ebenezer Jams 2
Edwin Jams 2

Jams Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 James 80% 472,435
2 Jomes 60% 384
3 Jams 100% 170
4 Jims 75% 155

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The surname Jams is the 3rd most popular variant of James.

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