as a Last Name
- 16,198
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Helm
Meaning & Origins
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.
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Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 16,198
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- North Dakota
- has the most people named Helm per capita
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