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.
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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) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Helm? popularity and diffusion
The last name Helm is the 12,619th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 163,879 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Helm live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 148,060th most widely held given name at a global level, held by 2,487 people.
It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 22,279 people, or 1 in 16,269. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Missouri, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States it exists in 87 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 28 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.
Helm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Helm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Helm surname grew 551 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 31 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 2,450 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Helm Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Helm surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Latin Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Helm last name are 17.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.03% registered with the political 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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