Eames Surname

49,436th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Eames Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Emma,' from the nick. Em or Emm; v. Emms. This seems to be the most satisfactory solution. The Norfolk Emms is also found in the form of Ernes.

Mary Ernes, wife of Edmund Hudson, draper, died August 18, 1608: History of Norfolk.

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Eames Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0531:89,43010,061
England4,0441:13,7782,042
Australia1,2821:21,0572,923
Canada2061:178,86217,839
Wales1711:18,0971,965
Northern Ireland1051:17,5722,254
New Zealand971:46,6847,635
Ireland961:49,0513,577
Israel921:93,01810,885
South Africa781:694,58649,962
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Isle of Man301:2,861575
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
France181:3,690,151224,666
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
China41:341,830,39216,990
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Palau11:21,643223
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland751:59,0654,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9471:12,5191,894
Wales1171:13,405798
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2591:39,8884,690

Eames (72) may also be a first name.

Eames Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Emma,' from the nick. Em or Emm; v. Emms. This seems to be the most satisfactory solution. The Norfolk Emms is also found in the form of Ernes.

Mary Ernes, wife of Edmund Hudson, draper, died August 18, 1608: History of Norfolk.

(a) Local, 'at the elms, 'from residence thereby'; v. Elms. (1) By some provincialism this became Ealmes. After that Eames was unavoidable.

1567-8. Thomas Ealmes and Catharine Lambarte: Marriage Lic. (London).

1606. Married — Danyell Ernes and Elizabeth Lakins: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1732. — Rev. Charles Wragg and Catherine Ernes: St. Mary Aldermary.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Uncle’s (Son) [Old English eám, uncle] Al this drede I; and ek for the manere Of thee, her eem. . .— Chaucer, Troil. & Cris., 1. 1021-2.

Whilst they were young, Cassibalane, their eme, Was by the people chosen in their sted.— Spenser, The Faery Queene, II. x. 47.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The son of the uncle.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(English), Eam, Uncle. (variant: Oom.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Eames Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Eames Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Eames (Arabic: ايمز) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eames? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 49,436th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 700,322 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Eames reside; 43 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in British Isles. Eames is also the 1,143,416th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 72 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 4,053 people, or 1 in 89,430. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 8 percent reside, New York, where 7 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States Eames occurs in 55 countries. It is also found in England, where 39 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Eames Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Eames has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Eames last name grew 322 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 146 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 128 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 360 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eames Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Eames surname is principally Catholic (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Eames last name are 10.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Eames earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 26.2% more than the national average, earning R 299,904 per year; in United States they earn 5.47% more than the national average, earning $45,511 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.5% more than the national average, earning $49,931 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heames91226/
Geames9181/
Eamets9159/
Jeames9157/
Eamest918/
Ejames916/
Ehames911/
Eammes911/
Eiames910/
Eeames910/
Ames8943,909/
Emes892,106/
Eame898/
Jeammes8383/
Heamets832/
Euhames831/
Hejames831/
James801,534,502/
Emets8011,149/
Hames8010,938/
Games805,437/
Amies801,454/
Amees801,296/
Amese801,288/
Aymes801,080/
Ahmes80627/
Eamer80586/
Amess80540/
Emese80499/
Gemes80491/
Aimes80476/
Ameis80408/
Amesz80343/
Yemes80265/
Hemes80241/
Ameys80236/
Emmes80233/
Amesh80230/
Ehmes80226/
Yames80199/
Iames80186/
Eyame80168/
Emeis80150/
Amoes80118/
Aames80113/
Emesz80102/
Ammes8089/
Eumes8072/
Geame8071/
Amest8056/
Amaes8031/
Ejame8031/
Emaes8030/
Amges8021/
Eamey8019/
Eymes8018/
Emeus8018/
Esmes8017/
Emess8015/
Eimes8014/
Emest8013/
Heame8010/
Ameus8010/
Emesh809/
Ameas805/
Asmes803/
Ehame803/
Eamis802/
Aumes802/
Emoes802/
Emies802/
Amehs802/
Iemes802/
Oemes801/
Eiame801/
Eemes801/
Eatme801/
Ajmes801/
Aemes800/
Eamet800/
Eomes800/
Eamez800/
Eamheast770/
Ame7536,065/
Eme7511,998/
Jaimes73158,866/
Hammes7311,856/
Jammes733,916/
Heimes733,127/
Ameesh732,430/
Haymes732,362/
Hemmes731,754/
Amesse731,345/
Haimes731,110/
Jaymes73899/
Hamese73847/
Gamess73733/
Ijames73640/
Heymes73503/
Hamesh73361/
Gaimes73348/
Gaymes73286/
Gamesh73285/
Jamees73272/
Jaumes73226/
Heyame73138/
Iiames73101/
Jameus7399/
Hamees7396/
Eyamie7391/
Jamies7386/
Yamese7385/
Geyame7367/
Jamess7366/
Emesse7366/
Ameiss7364/
Ametse7354/
Jamesh7353/
Emmess7352/
Emmets7352/
Hyames7348/
Emeish7344/
Jamese7344/
Jamets7339/
Jasmes7337/
Ajmesh7337/
Jiames7333/
Hemesh7326/
Jjames7326/
Ameshe7326/
Ihames7323/
Emeise7322/
Jaames7320/
Geemes7319/
Gaumes7319/
Ehamäe7318/
Ajames7316/
Heemes7316/
Emeiss7315/
Jamest7315/
Huemes7314/
Jhames7313/
Hiemes7312/
Goemes7312/
Jamesd7312/
Heamäe7312/
Eymess7312/
Ojames7310/
Iheame7310/
Ahmesh7310/
Heamey739/
Ejamhe739/
Gemesh737/
Aumeus737/
Ammies737/
Ejimes737/
Emmies737/
Jahmes737/
Hamess736/
Ehamme736/
Aamesh736/
Jamesp735/
Jameas735/
Jamesj735/
Gemmes735/
Emeshe735/
Ammees735/
Heamer734/
Ahames734/
Hameus734/
Eyameh734/
Hamets734/
Ejamee734/
Emeesh734/
Emeyse733/
Aahmes733/
Eimess733/
Hjames733/
Esmese733/
Eyamme733/
Jeimes733/
Jeymes732/
Emeyss732/
Ausmes732/
Amiess732/
Jeemes732/
Giames732/
Gammes732/
Gehame732/
Gejame732/
Hameds732/
Hamest732/
Jatmes732/
Ameise732/
Yemmes732/
Heamed732/
Aimesh732/
Ameish732/
Amaesh732/
Eammee732/
Hamies731/
Jyames731/
Eamech731/
Eeamer731/
Emmoes731/
Ayames731/
Geomes731/
Hameas731/
Ammese731/
Yamesp731/
Yamies731/
Yoames731/
Yahmes731/
Ujames731/
Ehameh731/
Jeamis731/
Iemesh731/
Jame's731/
Jamexs731/
Jaìmes731/
Heasme731/
Yaymes731/
Yamees731/
Hamesz731/
Emmeis731/
Eymesz731/
Eyamet731/
Ahmaes731/
Ameijs731/
Amgees731/
Ametts731/
Ajimes731/
D'Ames731/
Aumees731/
Aumets731/
Ejameh731/
Eahmer731/
Ammesh731/
Hemese731/
Jiemes731/
Emesch731/
Ehiame731/
Aimies731/
Yjames731/
Jameis731/
Hesmes731/
Hemies730/
Emmeus730/
Hemess730/
Emmest730/
Hatmes730/
Eamish730/
Heamme730/
Iamess730/
Heamis730/
Ahmeus730/
Ammeis730/
Aymmes730/
Amgess730/
Eamist730/
Iammes730/
Amer67441,227/
Ameh6779,589/
Aime6735,251/
Amed6719,779/
Game6719,007/
Amey679,840/
Emeh679,327/
Emer677,242/
Amis676,944/
Amet676,927/
Hame676,296/
Ayme675,023/
Amee673,650/
Imes673,331/
Ahme672,941/
Heme672,899/
Amie672,851/
Emme672,534/
Emeç672,434/
Amme672,051/
Emge671,952/
Amei671,852/
Amez671,628/
Yeme671,538/
Geme671,513/
Amea671,067/
Aume671,003/
Eume67980/
Emet67958/
Emed67953/
Hameshh67672/
Amge67626/
Emis67589/
Eime67532/
Emeu67511/
Ameu67493/
Asme67489/
Esme67384/
Amys67367/
Emey67330/
Ojamets67265/
Oeme67264/
Emie67250/
Ymes67201/
Eamy67188/
Jamesse67185/
Atme67185/
Emei67168/
Amje67165/
Emeisse67148/
Eyme67147/
Emex67138/
Ausmees67133/
Ehme67127/
Emee67117/
Amex67100/
Emje6788/
Jõemets6788/
Jiemies6774/
Emmetts6766/
Ieme6762/
Emeïsse6751/
Ojamies6749/
Etme6744/
Emec6741/
Eami6741/
Eeme6738/
Jmes6736/
Hameesh6735/
Amheish6734/
Jameish6734/
Heasmer6733/
Ajme6733/
Ejme6732/
Amec6732/
Aasmets6731/
Aame6730/
Ueme6729/
Eyemese6729/
Jameesh6725/
Emhe6725/
Eama6721/
Hamesse6720/
Õiemets6719/
Amep6717/
Aeme6716/
Yahames6715/
Amhe6715/
Õuemets6715/
Emez6711/
Geyamme6710/
Heamish679/
Eyimese679/
Ahmedsh679/
Jaamets678/
Jõemees678/
Emeysse677/
Amej677/
Hajimes676/
D'James676/
Eiammee676/
Emej675/
Euhameh675/
Yamesse675/
Haimesh675/
Amjs675/
Jjaames674/
Ayimese674/
Amesova674/
Hameesd674/
Hamessh674/
Jaimess673/
Heemesh673/
Jammies673/
Ajamesh672/
Jaimies672/
Hameeds672/
Ameisse672/
Ahameds672/
Jhaimes672/
Emmesse672/
Hemesch672/
Jameese671/
Jameise671/
Jameshd671/
Jaymesh671/
Jaumees671/
Haumese671/
Hehemes671/
Hayames671/
Jeumesh671/
E'Meise671/
Emezsse671/
Gamgesh671/
Hammess671/
Heyameh671/
Heimoes671/
Eameche671/
Emep671/
Jjamees671/
Hammeds671/
Iheamea671/
Jaamees671/
Jaimees671/
Jaimmes671/
Jaismes671/
Ouemets671/
Ojhames671/
Hameish671/
Hammesd671/
Haimess671/
Emsø671/
Gajames671/
Ehaïmed671/
Amheesh671/
Amée671/
Aahames671/
Eesmets671/
Atmeesh671/
Jameszz671/
Hemeish671/
Ajgomes671/
Jamesth671/
Emsx671/
Emys671/
Emzs671/
Ameeshh671/
Amhs671/
Amzs671/
Amsx671/
Jaymess671/
Jasmees671/
Jijames671/
Haammes671/
Hamiesh671/
Hammesh671/
Heamher671/
Eammett670/
Hammets670/
D'Amies670/
Jamease670/
Heumess670/
Eimoess670/
Heimess670/
Hammeis670/
Hemheys670/
Heumeus670/
Ammesse670/
Hametts670/
Hemmest670/

Eames Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eames in the Arabic language
ايمزaymz-

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Footnotes

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