Elms Surname

58,061st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Elms Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the elms,' from residence beside a clump of elm-trees, or some single elm in a prominent position; compare Birch, Ash, Oak, &c.

John atte Elme, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Elms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1181:116,24712,532
England2,4281:22,9483,206
Australia1,6751:16,1172,280
Canada5831:63,2007,391
Israel1631:52,5016,866
South Africa1531:354,10332,399
Wales1311:23,6222,487
New Zealand1021:44,3957,335
Scotland651:82,3666,014
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Trinidad and Tobago411:33,2683,344
Uruguay361:95,3279,476
Zimbabwe331:467,82539,606
Northern Ireland221:83,8655,605
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Barbados111:26,1321,223
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Isle of Man51:17,1643,455
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
France31:22,140,907385,998
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belize11:355,4743,977
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland261:170,3798,688
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0731:22,7173,187
Wales561:28,0071,576
Scotland121:311,9359,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5731:87,6429,087

Elms (31) may also be a first name.

Elms Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the elms,' from residence beside a clump of elm-trees, or some single elm in a prominent position; compare Birch, Ash, Oak, &c.

John atte Elme, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William atte Elme, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Osbert ate Elme, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

(a) Local, 'of Elm,' (a) a parish in Somerset; (6) a parish in Cambridgeshire.

Benedict de Elme, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas de Elme, prior of Wormegay, Norfolk, 1302: History of Norfolk.

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

(English) Dweller at the Elm-Trees [Old English elm]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Elms Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elms (Russian: Ельмс) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elms? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 58,061st most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 836,303 people. The last name Elms occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Elms are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 31 people.

Elms is most common in The United States, where it is held by 3,118 people, or 1 in 116,247. In The United States Elms is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 18 percent reside, California, where 15 percent reside and Arizona, where 5 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 55 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 19 percent reside.

Elms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Elms has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Elms last name increased 544 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 226 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 234 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 542 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Elms Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (73%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Elms last name are 6.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Elms earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 27.13% more than the national average, earning 439,977 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 45.14% more than the national average, earning R 344,916 per year; in United States they earn 4.97% more than the national average, earning $45,294 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.2% more than the national average, earning $50,281 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helms8951,546/
Gelms8975/
Ellms8967/
Elmss891/
Aelms891/
Elmms891/
Jelms891/
Ealms890/
Hellms8053/
Helmst808/
Heilms807/
Hjelms804/
Helmse802/
Healms802/
Yelmss801/
Helmss801/
Alms751,536/
Olms75518/
Ilms751/
Hjelmås73100/
Hjelmsø7358/
Helmsøe732/
Elmsova731/
Almås67983/
Holms67923/
Ohlms67445/
Olmås6749/
Halms6744/
Hilms6719/
Helmz673/
Al'ms671/
Hölms671/
Ilmse671/
Ojlms671/
Uilms671/
Gilms670/

Elms Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elms in the Russian language
Ельмсelms-

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