# Eames (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/eames/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Old English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,720 |
| US rank (2010) | 11,555 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 113,509 people |
| Change since 2000 | -1.7% (2,766 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /iːmz/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | Eanes, Iams |

## Etymology

Probably from the genitive form of Old English ēam (“maternal uncle”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Eames in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 9.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Eames in the United States.

## People named Eames

- Charles Eames, American designer (1907-1978)
- Ray Eames, American artist, designer, and filmmaker (1912–1988)
- Emma Eames, American singer (1865-1952)

## Similar surnames

Eanes, Ewing, Ennis, Eng, Enos, Enoch, Emig, Enochs, Enns, Emigh, Engh, Eunice.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.