Samms Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Discover how your Samms ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.

Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Essex 20
Hertfordshire 1
Hunts and Rutland 0
London 7
Middlesex 1
Yorkshire 1
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0

Samms Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Samms family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 3
Farmer 2
Independent 2
House Keeper 1
Straw Plaiter 1
Pupil 1
Shopman 1
Female Servant 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Samms

Name Census Frequency
William Samms 47
Mary Samms 34
John Samms 26
George Samms 24
Elizabeth Samms 23
James Samms 17
Thomas Samms 17
Sarah Samms 16
Charles Samms 13
Jane Samms 13
Alice Samms 11
Edward Samms 11
Eliza Samms 11
Henry Samms 10
Ernest Samms 9
Susan Samms 9
Ellen Samms 8
Emma Samms 8
Edith Samms 7
Margaret Samms 7
Ann Samms 6
David Samms 6
Emily Samms 6
Joseph Samms 6
Kate Samms 5

Samms Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Simms 80% 22,533
2 Sams 80% 6,264
3 Samms 100% 507
4 Simmis 67% 249
5 Sammes 83% 120
6 Simmes 67% 120

Did you know?

The surname Samms is the 3rd most popular variant of Simms.

Search for the Samms family