Thames Surname

48,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Thames Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Dweller by the R. Thames, the Anglo-Saxon Temes, Tæmes, Tamis, Temis, etc. (“be-súðan Temese” in K. lElfred’s Introd. to Gregory's ‘Cura Past.’), the Latin Tamesa and Tamesis [The first element is the O.Celt. tám- (seen in Irish and Gaelic tamh, Early Irish tám = Mod.

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Thames Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,5441:37,9784,690
Argentina2361:181,11615,158
Jamaica1731:16,5891,543
Bolivia1211:87,7393,729
England1061:525,64232,946
Israel1031:83,0849,968
Costa Rica511:93,7271,640
India491:15,654,396253,566
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Wales51:618,90625,852
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
China21:683,660,78330,601
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7831:64,1366,984

Thames (517) may also be a first name.

Thames Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Dweller by the R. Thames, the Anglo-Saxon Temes, Tæmes, Tamis, Temis, etc. (“be-súðan Temese” in K. lElfred’s Introd. to Gregory's ‘Cura Past.’), the Latin Tamesa and Tamesis [The first element is the O.Celt. tám- (seen in Irish and Gaelic tamh, Early Irish tám = Mod. Welsh taw), still, placid, sluggish: the second elem. is a relic ot an O.Celt. word for water seen in Old Irish u(i)sce, Mod. Irish and Gaelic uisge-Mod. Welsh wysg, water, a stream; cp.

Esdale] "... flumen dividit quod appellatur Tamesis."—De Bello Gall., V. xi.

Tak two stronge men, And in Themese cast hem.—Piers Plowman, 7743-4.

Fair Isis . . . (the Mother of great Tames).— Drayton, Poly-olbion, xiv. 281.

Cp. Tame; and see the quot. under Surrey.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Thames Last Name Facts

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

Thames (Arabic: تامس, Hindi: थामेस, Marathi: थामॅस, Oriya: ଥେମସ) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thames? popularity and diffusion

It is the 48,936th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 692,601 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Thames reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 371,657th most commonly used forename in the world, held by 517 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 9,544 people, or 1 in 37,978. In The United States Thames is most common in: Texas, where 14 percent are found, Mississippi, where 13 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 48 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 2 percent are found and Jamaica, where 2 percent are found.

Thames Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Thames has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,219 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 379 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thames Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thames surname are 14.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.4% being registered with the political party.

The amount Thames earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.94% less than the national average, earning $39,724 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.48% more than the national average, earning $52,902 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tahames9229/
Thamees924/
Thamesh922/
Thaames921/
Thameas921/
Thamess921/
Tames913,782/
D'Thames861/
Thomes832,135/
Tamees83453/
Tammes83404/
Teames83142/
Taymes83123/
Thamez8363/
Tamesh8339/
Thamis8331/
Themes8315/
Tamese837/
Taimes836/
Tajmes834/
Tameus834/
Tahmes833/
Thömes833/
Taemes832/
Thamys832/
Tameis831/
Tamies831/
Tameas831/
Tasmes831/
Taumes830/
Thommes771,502/
Thömmes771,077/
Tammeus7777/
Tamesse7769/
Thoomes7766/
Tammets7744/
Themmes7741/
Tameits7730/
Thomeas7726/
Thomese7724/
Tammest7723/
Thomeus779/
Theemes776/
Thomesh772/
Thameez772/
Themeus772/
Tahamis772/
Themehs771/
Tameesh771/
Taemesh771/
Thoemes771/
Thoumes771/
Tameish771/
Thaemis771/
Theimes770/
Tamez7325,734/
Tomes736,533/
Tamis731,796/
Temes731,382/
Tamés7342/
Tamex7314/
Tamys735/
Tamès732/
Tameş731/
Thoemmes71129/
Thomesse7172/
Thothmes717/
Thomesch713/
Themmees711/
Thommies711/
Taemeesh711/
Tamish673,992/
Toomes67490/
Thomis67463/
Tameez67214/
Themis67212/
Thomys67209/
Temmes67161/
Tomesh67128/
Tammis67121/
Temesh6785/
Tamise6785/
Tomesz6783/
Tommes6768/
Taymis6765/
Thomez6754/
Taemis6736/
Tömmes6728/
Tamais6726/
Tomeys6722/
Tasmis6720/
Taymez6717/
Tahmis6715/
Tomess6714/
Tuomes6710/
Tamiss679/
Taimis679/
Tomies676/
Tgomes675/
Tomese675/
Temeus675/
Thomesová674/
Toumes674/
Taimys674/
Temeis674/
Tamech674/
Tamist673/
Tammys673/
Taumis673/
Thamiz673/
Tomeas672/
Tameiz672/
Tomeis672/
Tomets671/
Tatmez671/
Tamays671/
Teimes671/
Themez671/
Tamyos671/
Tamece671/
Tomees671/
Tasmys671/
Thomès671/
Tamuis671/
Tamice670/
Teemes670/
Toemes670/

Thames Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thames in the Hindi language
थामेसthamesa-
Thames in the Oriya language
ଥେମସthemasa-
Thames in the Marathi language
थामॅसthamesa90.91
थामेसthamesa9.09
Thames in the Arabic language
تامسtams-

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Thames Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thames
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