Room Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Room Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Room family

Profession Census Frequency
School 48
Farm Labourer 6
Bricklayer 5
General Servant (domestic) 4
Tailor (maker) 4
Laundress 3
Private Means 3
House Keeper 3
Dressmaker 3
Coal Miner, Hewer 3
Weaver 3
Tailor 3
Farm Labourer General 3
Carpenter 2
Commercial Traveller 2
Labourer 2
No Occupation 2
None 2
Painter (house) 2
Butcher 2
Fruit Porter 2
Dyeworks 2
Straw Hat Machinist 2
Straw Work Hat Sewer 2
Whiting Maker 2

Room Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Oram 25% 15,530
2 Orme 25% 15,058
3 Roome 80% 4,890
4 Rome 50% 4,354
5 Room 100% 3,798
6 Aram 25% 2,206
7 Ram 50% 1,522
8 Arm 25% 837
9 Ream 50% 541
10 Orum 25% 522
11 Arme 0% 389
12 Reame 40% 323
13 Rame 25% 176
14 Rime 25% 161
15 Rom 75% 147
16 Aaram 20% 131

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The surname Room is the 5th most popular variant of Oram.

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