Home>Name Popularity>Last Names>H>Hell-Helm>Helm>Iowa

Helm

in Iowa

There are 271 people with the last name "Helm" in Iowa.

Add to web page

Ranking in Iowa

NameRank
Helm 1,143
close
  1. is 1,139th most common Shultz
  2. is 1,140th most common Swartz
  3. is 1,141st most common Andresen
  4. is 1,142nd most common Engle
  5. is 1,143rd most common Helm
  6. is 1,144th most common Herrick
  7. is 1,145th most common Brinkman
  8. is 1,146th most common Dietrich
  9. is 1,147th most common Gifford

Similar Names and Nicknames

Helms, Holm, Helmer, Helmick, Helman, Helmuth, Helmers, Helmke, Hulme, Helmstetter

Most Common First Names for Helm

John, David, Robert, Richard, Adam, Donavan, Edward, Ellsworth, Francelest, Kelly

Meaning & History

English (chiefly Lancashire): topographic name for someone who lived by or worked at a rough temporary shelter for animals, Middle English helm (Old Norse hjalmr, related to the Old English and Old High German words in 2 below), or a habitational name from a minor place named Helm or Helme from this word, as for example in County Durham, Northumberland, and West Yorkshire.

English, German, and Dutch: metonymic occupational name for a maker of helmets, from Middle English, Middle High German, Middle Dutch helm.

German and Dutch: from a medieval personal name, a short form of any of the various compound names formed with helm ‘helmet’. Compare, e.g., Helmbrecht.

Scottish: habitational name from Helme in Roxburghshire (Borders).

Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Helm ‘helmet’.

Recent Searches for "Helm" in Iowa

Since June 2009
180

Most Popular Search

John Helm, IA (9 searches)
Source: Current searches and listings for US adults on WhitePages. (nv1)

© 2009 WhitePages Inc. - Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
Microsoft MapPoint Terms of Use and Privacy Statement