Orme Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Orme Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Orme family

Profession Census Frequency
School 288
Coal Miner Hewer 40
Private Means 27
Labourer 22
None 20
Carter 14
Clerk 13
At Home 12
Coal Miner 11
Student 10
No Occupation 10
Cotton Spinner 10
Housekeeper 10
Butcher 9
General Labourer 9
Cotton Weaver 9
House Keeper 8
Domestic 8
General Servant 8
Dressmaker 8
Railway Clerk 7
House Painter 7
Blacksmith 7
Shop Assistant 7
At School 7

Orme Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Oram 50% 15,530
2 Orme 100% 15,058
3 Roome 60% 4,890
4 Rome 50% 4,354
5 Room 25% 3,798
6 Aram 25% 2,206
7 Ram 25% 1,522
8 Arm 50% 837
9 Ream 0% 541
10 Orum 50% 522
11 Arme 75% 389
12 Reame 40% 323
13 Rame 50% 176
14 Rime 50% 161
15 Rom 25% 147
16 Aaram 20% 131

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The surname Orme is the 2nd most popular variant of Oram.

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