Tams Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Tams Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Tams family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 4
General Labourer 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Engineer Fitter 2
Farmer 2
Potter Gilder Earth 2
School 2
Navy 2
Ambrella Maker 1
Coal Miner Hewer 1
School Boy 1
Ship Cook & Steward Seas 1
Assistant Tobacconist 1
Burnisher Potters 1
Coal Hewer 1
Coal Miner C Hewer 1
Coal Miner C Hewer Below Aground 1
Coal Miner Hewer Loader Below Ground 1
Colliery Banksman C Above 1
Copper Plate Engarver 1
Dress Maker 1
Housekeeper Domestic 1
Iron Moulder 1
Needle Woman Shirt 1
Paperhanger 1

Tams Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Toms 75% 17,078
2 Tims 75% 4,910
3 Tomes 60% 3,818
4 Tams 100% 1,163
5 Tomas 60% 503
6 Tooms 60% 323
7 Times 60% 185
8 Tames 80% 165
9 Toomes 50% 133

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The surname Tams is the 4th most popular variant of Toms.

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