English:: habitational name from Hames Hall in Papcastle Cumbria named from the plural of northern Middle English hame ‘homestead’. variant of Haimes .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Hames family from?
You can see how Hames families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Hames family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Hames families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 78 Hames families living in Ontario. This was about 34% of all the recorded Hames's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Hames families in 1911.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Hames surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1921, Farmer and Housewife were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Hames. 43% of Hames men worked as a Farmer and 50% of Hames women worked as a Housewife. Some less common occupations for Americans named Hames were Labourer and Student. .
Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Hames life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1951, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Hames in 1945 was 36, and 81 in 2004.