Sams Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sams Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sams family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 142
Agricultural Labourer 33
General Servant 9
Domestic Servant 9
Coal Miner 8
Farm Labourer 8
Labourer 7
Annuitant 6
Cabinet Maker 6
Cook Domestic Servant 6
House Keeper 5
Carman 4
Carpenter 4
General Labourer 4
Gardener 4
Bricklayer 3
Dress Maker 3
Laundress 3
Servant Domestic 3
Agricultural Laborer & Hay Binder 3
Baker 3
Potter 3
House Maid 2
Journeyman Blacksmith 2
Shephard 2

Sams Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sims 75% 63,560
2 Sams 100% 6,264
3 Simes 60% 3,808
4 Soames 67% 2,645
5 Sames 80% 1,585
6 Somes 60% 1,423
7 Samms 80% 507
8 Somas 60% 285
9 Sems 75% 188
10 Smees 40% 184
11 Samies 67% 138
12 Soms 75% 138
13 Sammes 67% 120
14 Seames 67% 115
15 Smis 50% 105

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The surname Sams is the 2nd most popular variant of Sims.

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