Eames Surname
Approximately 10,406 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameEames Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,053 | 1:89,430 | 10,061 |
| England | 4,044 | 1:13,778 | 2,042 |
| Australia | 1,282 | 1:21,057 | 2,923 |
| Canada | 206 | 1:178,862 | 17,839 |
| Wales | 171 | 1:18,097 | 1,965 |
| Northern Ireland | 105 | 1:17,572 | 2,254 |
| New Zealand | 97 | 1:46,684 | 7,635 |
| Ireland | 96 | 1:49,051 | 3,577 |
| Israel | 92 | 1:93,018 | 10,885 |
| South Africa | 78 | 1:694,586 | 49,962 |
| Scotland | 36 | 1:148,717 | 8,826 |
| Isle of Man | 30 | 1:2,861 | 575 |
| Thailand | 27 | 1:2,616,235 | 275,741 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Saint Lucia | 4 | 1:44,695 | 2,207 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 75 | 1:59,065 | 4,671 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,947 | 1:12,519 | 1,894 |
| Wales | 117 | 1:13,405 | 798 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,259 | 1:39,888 | 4,690 |
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.
(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.
(English) The son of the uncle.
(English), Eam, Uncle. (variant: Oom.)
Eames Demographics
Average Eames Salary in
United States
$45,511 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Eames Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Eames in the Arabic language | ||
| ايمز | aymz | - |
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Eames Reference & Research
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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