Humes Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Humes Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Humes family

Profession Census Frequency
Coal Miner 12
Scholar 9
Labourer 4
Agricultural Labourer 4
Servant 3
Dress Maker 3
Seamstres At Home 3
Barber 2
Daughter 2
Shipwright 2
Sickle Smith 1
Blacksmith 1
Farmer Of 180 Acres Emp 2 Man 1
Farmers Daur 1
Farmers Son 1
Farmers Wife 1
House Work 1
Keel Man 1
Wife 1
Iron Miner 1
Journeyman Bricklayer 1
Seamstres 1
Furnace Labourer 1
Old Clothes Dealer 1
Press Woman Gilt Toy Trade 1

Humes Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hames 80% 8,996
2 Homes 80% 5,804
3 Humes 100% 1,914
4 Hems 60% 1,815
5 Hams 60% 1,597
6 Hemes 80% 609
7 Hemus 60% 600
8 Haimes 67% 587
9 Heames 67% 370
10 Himes 80% 239
11 Hims 60% 239
12 Homas 60% 204
13 Heams 40% 183
14 Hums 80% 119
15 Hiams 40% 108

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The surname Humes is the 3rd most popular variant of Hames.

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