Helm Surname
Approximately 44,469 people bear this surname
Helm Surname Definition:
Local 'at the elm'; compare Ash, Oak, Birch, &c. The aspirate is no obstacle to this view; v. Hellis, &c, and compare Empsall and Hempsall, or Elmsley and Helmsley. (a) Bapt. 'the son of Helm.' Although Miss Yonge has Helmar in her Glossary, and Helmsley would seem to be 'the meadow of Helm,' still I have not found a single trace of a personal name Helm in old records.
Read More About This SurnameHelm Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22,279 | 1:16,269 | 2,062 |
| Germany | 12,295 | 1:6,548 | 802 |
| England | 2,412 | 1:23,100 | 3,219 |
| Austria | 1,586 | 1:5,369 | 619 |
| Canada | 1,465 | 1:25,151 | 3,388 |
| South Africa | 843 | 1:64,268 | 8,081 |
| Australia | 627 | 1:43,055 | 5,467 |
| Egypt | 458 | 1:200,733 | 14,525 |
| France | 293 | 1:226,699 | 35,158 |
| New Zealand | 270 | 1:16,772 | 2,932 |
| Netherlands | 243 | 1:69,495 | 11,836 |
| Sweden | 205 | 1:48,033 | 3,738 |
| Poland | 179 | 1:212,339 | 27,981 |
| Estonia | 165 | 1:8,011 | 1,044 |
| Brazil | 126 | 1:1,699,003 | 55,624 |
| Denmark | 91 | 1:62,030 | 6,253 |
| Iraq | 84 | 1:416,924 | 7,373 |
| Thailand | 83 | 1:851,064 | 135,450 |
| Slovakia | 72 | 1:74,117 | 14,362 |
| Scotland | 63 | 1:84,981 | 6,133 |
| Luxembourg | 55 | 1:10,555 | 1,817 |
| Argentina | 51 | 1:838,106 | 54,910 |
| Wales | 49 | 1:63,154 | 5,613 |
| Hungary | 49 | 1:200,332 | 16,931 |
| Northern Ireland | 47 | 1:39,256 | 3,678 |
| Switzerland | 44 | 1:186,657 | 16,684 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| Czechia | 24 | 1:443,061 | 48,767 |
| Spain | 23 | 1:2,032,697 | 53,462 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| Yemen | 16 | 1:1,651,581 | 12,512 |
| Ukraine | 16 | 1:2,845,168 | 170,459 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Italy | 14 | 1:4,368,335 | 106,343 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| British Virgin Islands | 10 | 1:3,159 | 366 |
| Peru | 9 | 1:3,531,569 | 31,288 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Syria | 5 | 1:3,860,204 | 11,832 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,250 | 1:19,500 | 2,796 |
| Scotland | 91 | 1:41,134 | 3,094 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,042 | 1:12,424 | 1,609 |
Helm (2,487) may also be a first name.
Helm Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Local 'at the elm'; compare Ash, Oak, Birch, &c. The aspirate is no obstacle to this view; v. Hellis, &c, and compare Empsall and Hempsall, or Elmsley and Helmsley. (a) Bapt. 'the son of Helm.' Although Miss Yonge has Helmar in her Glossary, and Helmsley would seem to be 'the meadow of Helm,' still I have not found a single trace of a personal name Helm in old records. I consider (1) to be the solution.
Of local origin from the old lands of Helme in the barony of Cavers, Roxburghshire. Hendrie Helm was tenant on lands of the Abbey of Kelso, 1567 (Kelso, p. 526). Margeret Helme was resident in the parish of Borgue, 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. IX, p. 567), and Henry Helm was portioner of Middlem, 1789 (Heirs, 449). The name of James Kelene, tenant on lands of the Abbey of Kelso 1567 (Kelso, p. 521), is probably an error for Helme.
The O. Teutonic pers. name Helm = Helmet; hence Protector, Lord [Old English Old Saxon O.H.Ger. Old Frisian helm = Gothic hilm-s = Old Norse hialm-r] Helm [weóld] Wulfingum (Helm [ruled] the Wulfings).—The Scóp’s Tale, 60
“Helmet” in Dutch. Also abbreviation of Wilhelm.
(English, Dutch, German, Swedish) Dweller near the roofed shelter for cattle; dweller at the elm tree; descendant of Helmo, a pet form of names beginning with Helm, as Helmhart, Helmold and Helmarich; descendant of Helm (helmet); helmet.
Teutonic, a helmet; a name borrowed from military associations. "Helm as a termination entered into a great number of regular Anglo-Saxon names, such as Eadhelm, Brighthelm, Alfhelm, &c. Wilhelm (William) is an earlier name, occurring in the genealogy of the East-Anglian kings from Woden."-Ferguson.
Emma de Haume (Halme) Normandy, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Andrew de Helum, Engl. c. 1262 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
From the Old Norse, Hjálmr; from the Swedish, Helmer, Hjelm; from the Flemish, from the German, Helm; in the Domesday Book, Elmar, Elmer; a personal name.
Helm Demographics
Helm Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Helm Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Helm Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Helm (Arabic: هيلم, Hindi: हेलम) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Helm? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 12,619th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 163,879 people. The surname Helm occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Helm are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 148,060th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 2,487 people.
It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 22,279 people, or 1 in 16,269. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 10 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Missouri, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States this surname is found in 87 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 28 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.
Helm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Helm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Helm surname increased 551 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 31 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 2,450 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Helm Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Helm surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Latin Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Helm last name are 17.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.03% being registered with the party.
The amount Helm earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.6% more than the national average, earning 372,370 kr per year; in Peru they earn 65.63% more than the national average, earning S/. 32,108 per year; in South Africa they earn 52.1% more than the national average, earning R 361,452 per year; in United States they earn 1.67% less than the national average, earning $42,427 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.81% more than the national average, earning $50,584 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Helm Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Helm in the Hindi language | ||
| हेलम | helama | - |
| Helm in the Arabic language | ||
| هيلم | hylm | - |
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Helm Reference & Research
Helms DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
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