Lams Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Lams Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Lams family

Profession Census Frequency
Blacksmith 1
Dress Maker 1
Private 2nd Batt Rifle B 1
Optician 1

Lams Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lomas 60% 38,468
2 Elms 50% 8,338
3 Elmes 40% 5,453
4 Loomes 50% 2,733
5 Looms 60% 1,344
6 Lims 75% 572
7 Lomes 60% 553
8 Lambs 80% 509
9 Limes 60% 302
10 Lamas 80% 296
11 Lames 80% 295
12 Almes 40% 248
13 Lomase 50% 244
14 Lams 100% 190
15 Elems 60% 178
16 Lumas 60% 153
17 Alms 50% 127

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The surname Lams is the 14th most popular variant of Lomas.

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