# Helms (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 23,949 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,493 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 12,892 people |
| Change since 2000 | -19.4% (29,727 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Helms 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) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Helms in the United States and the Kingdom of Denmark.

## People named Helms

- Ed Helms, American actor and comedian
- Bobby Helms, American male singer (1933–1997)
- Jesse Helms, American politician (1921–2008)
- Gregory Helms, American professional wrestler
- Monica Helms, American transgender activist and writer
- Johannes Helms, 1928-1895, Danish writer and schoolmaster
- Hermann Helms, American chess player and writer (1870–1963)

## Similar surnames

Holmes, Helmick, Helmke, Hellmesberger, Hollingsworth, Hollins, Hollinger, Hollingshead, Holmgren, Holmquist, Holmstrom, Huling.

## 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.