Somes Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Somes Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Somes family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 51
Stone Mason 8
Agricultural Labourer 5
Labourer 4
Farmer 3
Cotton Weaver 3
Servant 3
Carpenter 3
Farmer's Daughter 2
Farmer's Son 2
Dress Maker 2
Laundress 2
Milliner 2
Domestic Servant 2
Farmers Wife 2
Watchmaker 2
Coal Miner 2
Coalminers Wife 2
Chair Maker 2
Pawnbroker 2
Formerly Shop Woman 1
General Servant 1
Grocer Assistant 1
Nursery Maid 1
Artist Painter 1

Somes Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sims 60% 63,560
2 Sams 60% 6,264
3 Simes 80% 3,808
4 Soames 83% 2,645
5 Sames 80% 1,585
6 Somes 100% 1,423
7 Somas 80% 285
8 Sems 60% 188
9 Smees 60% 184
10 Samies 67% 138
11 Soms 80% 138
12 Seames 67% 115
13 Smis 60% 105

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The surname Somes is the 6th most popular variant of Sims.

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