Homes Surname

80,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,038 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Homes Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the holm,' from residence upon a holm, an islet in, or a flat land beside, a river. The word as a place name is common all over England. In my old parish (Ulverston, North Lancashire) is an Appletree-holm in the river Crake.

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Homes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9761:183,43118,297
England6811:81,8189,053
Australia5211:51,8156,406
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Sri Lanka4391:47,4005,492
Canada4171:88,3599,764
India2571:2,984,69089,613
Germany1981:406,59337,350
Argentina1721:248,50820,139
Colombia1361:351,2806,103
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Philippines1091:928,79182,877
Venezuela661:457,6389,047
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Scotland231:232,77511,829
United Arab Emirates181:509,01523,390
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Turkey121:6,485,118119,359
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Wales111:281,32115,850
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
France51:13,284,544357,392
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
China31:455,773,85521,925
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Dominica11:75,891912
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland351:126,5687,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5051:48,2685,948
Scotland301:124,7745,666
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2921:15,2551,959

The alternate forms: Homès (4) are calculated separately.

Homes (2,295) may also be a first name.

Homes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the holm,' from residence upon a holm, an islet in, or a flat land beside, a river. The word as a place name is common all over England. In my old parish (Ulverston, North Lancashire) is an Appletree-holm in the river Crake. 'Holm, place besydone a water; hulmus': Promptorium Parvulorum The word is sometimes found spelt home or holms. 'Homes, probably holms, which signified originally river-islands' (Kennett).

Goscelin de Holme, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John in le Holmp (sic), Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Robert del Holm, Yorkshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Thomas del Holme, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Adam del Holme, 1379: ibid.

Johannes del Holme, 1379: ibid.

Adam atte Home, Close Rolls, 14 Edward III. pt.

1574. Robert Cooke and Johanna Homes, of Isleworth: Marriage Lic. (London).

1615. Baptised — Alice, d. Thomas Holmes: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

Johannes Holmys, capellanus, witness in Ayr, 1460 (Ayr, p. 35), doubtless derived his name from the lands of Holmes near Dundonald in Kyle Stewart. There were also lands named Holmes in the barony of Inchestuir. James Hoomes in 1668 to find caution that he will not harm any of the inhabitants of Inverness (Rec. lnv., II, p. 233).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

For Holmes, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A holme is defined by Halliwell as ' flat land; a small island; a deposit of soil at the confluence of two waters. Flat grounds near water are called holms.'

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Holmes. —Widely distributed over England, but rare in the south, especially in the south - west. The northern half of England evidently possesses its home, or rather its homes; in the counties of Durham and Derby, in the West Riding, and in Lincolnshire, occur the greatest numbers of the name.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Homes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Homes (Hindi: होम्स, Marathi: होमी) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Homès. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Homes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 80,621st most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,206,947 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Homes live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. Homes is also the 155,629th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 2,295 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 1,976 people, or 1 in 183,431. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 9 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and Maryland, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States it occurs in 92 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Homes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Homes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Homes surname decreased 40 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 135 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 23 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 60 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Homes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Homes surname are 8.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.18% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Homes earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 85.04% less than the national average, earning R 35,556 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.24% more than the national average, earning $25,254,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.16% less than the national average, earning $42,649 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.27% more than the national average, earning $62,734 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Homès934/
Hommes913,003/
Houmes91437/
Hoomes91164/
Homesh91104/
Hoimes9182/
Chomes9120/
Homeus9117/
Homets9117/
Homies9112/
Homess917/
Hohmes914/
Hosmes912/
Hoymes912/
Khomes912/
Homese912/
Hgomes911/
Hoïmes911/
Homest911/
Hotmes910/
Home8921,833/
Omes89894/
Khomeys832,071/
Choimes83166/
Hommies8318/
Houmesh8310/
Khomeis836/
Hommeus832/
Chommes831/
Khomesh831/
Chomest831/
Khoumes831/
Chomese831/
Hoymets831/
Homesch831/
Hommess830/
Gomes803,761,492/
Homer8020,155/
Hames8010,938/
Humes8010,324/
Chome805,500/
Homme802,450/
Homed801,949/
Homez801,478/
Ohmes80801/
Ahmes80627/
Oomes80556/
Homet80513/
Homei80498/
Hoyme80471/
Homey80441/
Jomes80292/
Hemes80241/
Ehmes80226/
Omeus80222/
Khome80215/
Omese80193/
Homec80162/
Hosme80147/
Homea80126/
Hoime80112/
Omesh80107/
Omeis8099/
Homis8089/
Omess8078/
Houme8064/
Hohme8034/
Homie8032/
Homeh8017/
Homee8012/
Homeu809/
Hämes808/
Ommes805/
Homøe805/
Omies803/
Homex802/
Hoome801/
Omets801/
Oemes801/
Osmes801/
Hojme801/
Hémes801/
Omest801/
Omges801/
Hhome801/
Oimes801/
Omeas801/
Khomeysh774/
Khoumess771/
Houmeiss771/
Houmesse771/
Ome7512,165/
Khames7312,492/
Hammes7311,856/
Houmed737,053/
Hosmer733,591/
Hemmes731,754/
Houmey731,440/
Gomesz731,238/
Gomesh731,183/
Omeish731,157/
Khomei731,088/
Hommer731,030/
Hamese73847/
Hommey73764/
Chames73740/
Chomet73653/
Hommet73552/
Khomez73436/
Hamesh73361/
Hummes73341/
Chomei73285/
Goomes73225/
Chomer73219/
Chomej73215/
Hotmer73150/
Gommes73144/
Chomis73136/
Chomey73133/
Hommez73113/
Homeed73110/
Hamees7396/
Chomez7387/
Khomee7379/
Houmis7376/
Ohmeis7372/
Homise7365/
Gomess7359/
Choime7359/
Homeid7358/
Choume7356/
Khomis7354/
Gomees7342/
Homehr7339/
Homish7339/
Khomey7336/
Choome7336/
Omeshe7330/
Khoume7327/
Hemesh7326/
Humesh7322/
Homeha7320/
Hoomis7319/
Hoomer7319/
Hommie7318/
Houmei7317/
Homeac7316/
Heemes7316/
Gomezs7315/
Hommed7314/
Hometz7313/
Houmea7313/
Omesse7313/
Houmer7311/
Ahmesh7310/
Homyos7310/
D'Home739/
Jomesh738/
Humeas738/
Gomeis738/
Hamess736/
Goumes736/
Gomeas736/
Chumes735/
Omeiss735/
Goimes735/
Houmie735/
Omiesh735/
Chomee735/
Ahames734/
Hameus734/
Khomej734/
Houmme734/
Hamets734/
Homett733/
Aahmes733/
Hjames733/
Oumesh733/
Homiez733/
Chomie733/
Khomea733/
Chomme733/
Oumess732/
Oomesh732/
Hameds732/
Gohmes732/
Hamest732/
Omeise732/
Homerz732/
Hamies731/
Chomge731/
Huimes731/
Humess731/
Homexx731/
Homeyd731/
Homieh731/
Hommeh731/
Hgomez731/
Hohmey731/
Hoimer731/
Hameas731/
Ahmeas731/
Joimes731/
Houmet731/
Homist731/
Hoomeh731/
Houmhe731/
Humese731/
Hhomer731/
Homisz731/
Homysz731/
Khumes731/
Joumes731/
Omeesh731/
Ometse731/
O'Meas731/
Hamesz731/
Chomeh731/
Chomex731/
Châmes731/
Homech731/
Osmeis731/
Gojmes731/
Hommee731/
Hemies730/
Hemess730/
Jommes730/
Hatmes730/
Ohmest730/
Osmets730/
Hommis730/
Joomes730/
Ahmeus730/
Hommesová714/
Choumetse711/
Omer67792,809/
Ames6743,909/
Omeh6721,906/
Homa6711,750/
Khamees679,239/
Gome677,540/
Hame676,296/
Ahme672,941/
Oume672,781/
Emes672,106/
Ohme671,480/
Omey671,264/
Omee671,043/
Homi67964/
Omis67806/
Omet67725/
Hameshh67672/
Khamess67592/
Khamesh67518/
Khameis67517/
Khommei67464/
Khomais67377/
Jome67301/
Oome67267/
Omie67255/
Choimet67254/
Choomee67233/
Hommais67218/
Omez67206/
Omed67203/
Oime67178/
Omea67171/
Osme67151/
Omei67149/
Omme67148/
Omec67131/
Houmeid67123/
Umes67116/
Khammes6793/
D'Homme6792/
Chuimes6780/
Chaumes6771/
Homy6743/
Choumis6743/
Chommee6738/
Hameesh6735/
Chomist6727/
Chommie6724/
Hothmer6723/
Omhe6721/
Hamesse6720/
Omeu6719/
Homisse6718/
Omex6716/
Omesová6714/
Omje6714/
Chommet6714/
Oumeish6712/
Khommee6711/
Omge6710/
Houmett679/
Chomiez679/
Ahmedsh679/
Khamese678/
Chammes678/
Joumees678/
Khomysh678/
Housmer677/
Uome677/
Chommea677/
Houmeyd676/
Chomise676/
Oyme676/
Omesova676/
Otme676/
Choomer676/
Humesjs675/
Omys675/
Khomish674/
Choumer674/
Hommech674/
Hameesd674/
Khoumis674/
Hamessh674/
D'Gomes673/
Heemesh673/
Chommer673/
Chamets673/
Omej673/
Chumeis673/
Homé673/
Hameeds672/
Chomech672/
Chomyts672/
Chamess672/
Ahameds672/
Choumet672/
Choumey672/
Hemesch672/
Omøe672/
Omep672/
Goumeas672/
Khomyos672/
Khoimei671/
Omeisse671/
Chosmer671/
Choumed671/
Haumese671/
Houmehr671/
Hoysmer671/
Hommeid671/
Hommett671/
Chumess671/
Hammess671/
H'Oimed671/
Haemesh671/
Goomesh671/
Hommiez671/
Hammeds671/
Homá671/
Khoumey671/
Oismets671/
O'Hymes671/
Hameish671/
Hammesd671/
Aahames671/
D'Homet671/
Chomerh671/
Chuomeh671/
Chamese671/
Chamesh671/
Ommeish671/
Khameas671/
Hemeish671/
Ojme671/
Uanhome671/
Choumee671/
Choomme671/
Chommed671/
Choimei671/
Haammes671/
Hamiesh671/
Hammesh671/
Khumges671/
Hammets670/
Heumess670/
Hammeis670/
Choomie670/
Houtmer670/
Hemheys670/
Chomois670/
Choimer670/
Chatmes670/
Hosmedt670/
Ohmestd670/
Heumeus670/
Houmead670/
Choomey670/
Homisch670/
Hametts670/

Homes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Homes in the Hindi language
होम्सhomsa-
Homes in the Marathi language
होमीhomi-

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