Cams Surname
Approximately 305 people bear this surname
Cams Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the carr-house,' i.e. the house by the carr (v. Carr or Kerr). There is no evidence in favour of the Latin carus, dear, beloved. It is a mere guess. Cariss and Carass seem to be Yorkshire corruptions; compare Loftus, Bacchus, Kirkus, &c.
Read More About This SurnameCams Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 202 | 1:56,914 | 9,215 |
| Argentina | 82 | 1:521,261 | 38,206 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 45 | 1:1,115,971 | 64,142 |
Cams (415) may also be a first name.
Cams Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the carr-house,' i.e. the house by the carr (v. Carr or Kerr). There is no evidence in favour of the Latin carus, dear, beloved. It is a mere guess. Cariss and Carass seem to be Yorkshire corruptions; compare Loftus, Bacchus, Kirkus, &c. It is quite possible carr-house may refer to the house where the car was kept. Middle English carre; Old French car or char (v. Charer, Charman, and Carman). The derivation in that case would still be local.
Richard Carous, 49 Edward III: History Westm. and Cumb.
Thomas de Carrehms, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes de Carehuis, 1379: ibid.
William Charus, Merton Coll., Westmorland, 1582: Register of the University of Oxford.
1601-2. Peter Carus and Ellen Lego: Marriage Lic. (London).
1808. Married — Robert Starkey and Maria Day: St. George, Hanover Square.
Cams Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cams Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cams occurs in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cams? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 883,255th most frequent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. The surname Cams occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Cams are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Cams is also the 422,034th most widespread first name globally, held by 415 people.
The last name Cams is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is borne by 202 people, or 1 in 56,914. In Belgium Cams is most common in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Belgium Cams is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 27 percent live and Taiwan, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chams | 89 | 2,856 | / |
| Caems | 89 | 85 | / |
| Caims | 89 | 25 | / |
| Camms | 89 | 4 | / |
| Camst | 89 | 4 | / |
| Cam's | 89 | 4 | / |
| Camse | 89 | 2 | / |
| Scams | 89 | 2 | / |
| Cahms | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ceams | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ciams | 89 | 1 | / |
| Camns | 89 | 1 | / |
| Caams | 89 | 0 | / |
| Caums | 89 | 0 | / |
| Chamss | 80 | 28 | / |
| Chamse | 80 | 18 | / |
| Chaims | 80 | 18 | / |
| Camshe | 80 | 12 | / |
| Cheams | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sams | 75 | 28,053 | / |
| Cans | 75 | 631 | / |
| Jams | 75 | 621 | / |
| Kams | 75 | 550 | / |
| Zams | 75 | 137 | / |
| Coms | 75 | 92 | / |
| Camz | 75 | 5 | / |
| Qams | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tchamse | 73 | 1,209 | / |
| Samms | 67 | 2,732 | / |
| Cains | 67 | 1,832 | / |
| Kamsh | 67 | 413 | / |
| Qamsh | 67 | 323 | / |
| Jaims | 67 | 276 | / |
| Keams | 67 | 199 | / |
| Jamse | 67 | 148 | / |
| Saams | 67 | 136 | / |
| Seams | 67 | 131 | / |
| Saums | 67 | 128 | / |
| Jeams | 67 | 124 | / |
| Canse | 67 | 109 | / |
| Sahms | 67 | 95 | / |
| Jamsh | 67 | 83 | / |
| Saims | 67 | 69 | / |
| Cooms | 67 | 68 | / |
| Zamsh | 67 | 58 | / |
| Choms | 67 | 56 | / |
| Samsø | 67 | 49 | / |
| Zaums | 67 | 40 | / |
| Khams | 67 | 39 | / |
| Kamss | 67 | 37 | / |
| Canns | 67 | 34 | / |
| Kaems | 67 | 32 | / |
| Qamse | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kahms | 67 | 28 | / |
| Samsh | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kamms | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kamse | 67 | 17 | / |
| Cahns | 67 | 17 | / |
| Samsz | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ceans | 67 | 16 | / |
| Zamsz | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kamås | 67 | 8 | / |
| Samss | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zamse | 67 | 6 | / |
| Comst | 67 | 6 | / |
| Comms | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jayms | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cosms | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cauns | 67 | 5 | / |
| Djams | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jamst | 67 | 3 | / |
| Quams | 67 | 3 | / |
| Comsd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qamst | 67 | 2 | / |
| Comss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Comns | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chamz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Camce | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sam's | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qaims | 67 | 2 | / |
| Canst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kcamz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeams | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coums | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaums | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kam's | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchamsse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qamss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cioms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Comse | 67 | 0 | / |
| Canss | 67 | 0 | / |
| Camız | 67 | 0 | / |
| Casns | 67 | 0 | / |
| Camch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jjams | 67 | 0 | / |
| Caans | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kaims | 67 | 0 | / |
| Coims | 67 | 0 | / |
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