Hames Surname
Approximately 10,938 people bear this surname
Hames Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Amys,' or 'the son of Amy,' with the patronymic 5. 'Amye, Amy, propre name: Amia': Promptorium Parvulorum The origin is the same. But Amice or Amys seems to have become the popular English form of the Old French Aimee, just as Piers or Pearce came to represent the Old French Pierre.
Read More About This SurnameHames Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,402 | 1:67,097 | 7,817 |
| Brazil | 1,712 | 1:125,043 | 4,737 |
| England | 1,644 | 1:33,892 | 4,485 |
| Canada | 432 | 1:85,291 | 9,464 |
| Australia | 327 | 1:82,556 | 9,565 |
| Luxembourg | 279 | 1:2,081 | 230 |
| New Zealand | 179 | 1:25,298 | 4,427 |
| Belgium | 146 | 1:78,744 | 12,427 |
| Germany | 105 | 1:766,719 | 57,066 |
| France | 99 | 1:670,937 | 86,003 |
| Poland | 98 | 1:387,844 | 42,215 |
| South Africa | 96 | 1:564,351 | 43,987 |
| Papua New Guinea | 74 | 1:110,185 | 14,934 |
| Northern Ireland | 50 | 1:36,901 | 3,535 |
| Argentina | 44 | 1:971,441 | 61,182 |
| Wales | 44 | 1:70,330 | 6,116 |
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| Ukraine | 33 | 1:1,379,476 | 113,823 |
| Spain | 24 | 1:1,948,002 | 52,403 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 831 | 1:29,333 | 3,961 |
| Wales | 22 | 1:71,292 | 3,399 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,256 | 1:39,983 | 4,698 |
The alternate forms: Hameş (214), Hämes (8), Hamès (6) & Hameš (2) are calculated separately.
Hames (1,641) may also be a first name.
Hames Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Amys,' or 'the son of Amy,' with the patronymic 5. 'Amye, Amy, propre name: Amia': Promptorium Parvulorum The origin is the same. But Amice or Amys seems to have become the popular English form of the Old French Aimee, just as Piers or Pearce came to represent the Old French Pierre. Perhaps the Latinized forms had something to do with it. The two first entries occur close together, and probably refer to the same individual.
William fil. Amye, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William fil. Amice, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Adam Amys, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Robert Amys, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Amice le Noble, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Hugh fil. Amicie, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Alice fil. Amicie, Surrey, ibid.
John Amice, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Amia, Amicia, Amise, and Amisius all occur as personal names without surnames in the Hundred Rolls, 1273.
Amis de Selves, Kent, Henry III— Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Amia de Rydeford, Lincolnshire, ibid.
The form Amiss in the London Directory is met by the entry:
'Gregory Amys, or Amisse, sup. for B.A., July 12. 1525': Register of the University of Oxford.
Also: 1766. Thomas Amiss and Eleanor Cadman: St. George, Hanover Square.
In the United States the form is all but invariably Ames. Amice or Ames continued as a girl's fontal name till the 16th century.
1540. Buried — Ameis Austin, Mr. Smith's maid: St. Antholin (London).
The family of Ames in the Register of St. Dionis Backchurch is found as Amyes.), 1576; Ames and Ammes (p. 130), 1690; and Amis (p. 22), 1627. In the Register of St. Michael, Cornhill, the name is often found as Aymes:Stolen from Fore bears
1603. Baptised — Daniel, son of George Aymes:.
Ham(e)’s (Son): v. Ham(e.
A corrupt spelling, though still retaining the sound, of Exmes, a town in the department of Orne, in Normandy.
(French.) From Amie, a friend, beloved; or if from the Hebrew Amos, a burden. Some think it is a. contraction of Ambrose (winch see). Amesbury in England was originally Ambrosebury.
User-submitted Reference
(Welsh, English, Scottish) It is a variant of the surname Haynes.
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Average Male Hames Height
176.84 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Hames Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hames Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hames occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Hameş, Hämes, Hamès or Hameš. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hames? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hames is the 47,331st most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 666,259 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Hames live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. Hames is also the 190,298th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,641 people.
The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 5,402 people, or 1 in 67,097. In The United States it is most numerous in: Georgia, where 12 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 57 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 16 percent live and England, where 15 percent live.
Hames Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hames has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hames last name rose 430 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 198 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 60 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hames Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Hames surname is predominantly Anglican (60%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Hames last name are 16.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.53% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Hames earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 22.37% more than the national average, earning 423,486 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 8.3% less than the national average, earning R 217,920 per year; in United States they earn 1.86% less than the national average, earning $42,348 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8% more than the national average, earning $53,659 CAD per year.
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