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The helms Surname

helms Name Meaning and History

English: variant of Helm 1.
North German and Dutch: patronymic from Helm 2-3.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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Distribution of helms Families in the US in 1920

Number of helms families

243-483

82-242

1-81

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Helms in NC-TN-AR-TX	sarahreed66	9
Helms Family of VA & GA	oclarke11	0
Family of Carl Andrew Helms 1932	fessler78	0
Clyde Ralph Helms	Bill Mooney	11
Captain Samuel Helms	Lillian Helms Cadieux	3
looking for helms in nebraska	BreezlyG	0
Meredith Helm & Frances Helm	Linda Hindman	2
Helms Descendants interested in ISRAEL reunion - Oregon	Epaphroditus	2
Lucy Henrietta Helms Tanner's Parents	405Rachelle777	0
James Monroe Helms Missouri	chula731	0

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