Helm

Used in: 3 countries

Origin: English

Two main origins: * An English topographic surname for someone who lived by or worked at a temporary shelter for animals, from Middle English helm (“a helmet; a protection”). * Borrowed from German Helm (“a helmet”), metonymic occupational surname for a maker of helmets.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Helmy Derived from Helm
Helms Derived from Helm
Helmi Derived from Helm
Helma Derived from Helm
Helme Derived from Helm
Helmle Derived from Helm
Helmli Derived from Helm
Helmke Derived from Helm
Abel English origin
Abraham English origin

Popularity by Country

Helm

Rank #1991

Frequency 16,700 people (6.19 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 89.4% Hispanic 1.22% Black 6.83% Asian/PI 0.65% Native Am. 0.41% Two+ 1.49%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Helm

Rank #3791

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗

Helm

Rank #34120

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

Similar Names to Helm

Last names that start with H, sorted by popularity.

No related names found.