How common is the surname Helms?

23,949 people in the United States had the surname Helms in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,892 Americans. It ranked 1,493rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Helms?

Ed Helms, American actor and comedian, followed by Bobby Helms.

Where is the surname Helms most common?

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

Is the surname Helms getting more or less common?

Less common. 29,727 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,949 in 2010, down 19%.

The surname Helms

A surname, carried by 23,949 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex H452

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Helms is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 23,949 people named Helms in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,892 Americans. That is down 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 29,727.

#1,493

rank among US surnames

23,949

people in 2010

8.1

per 100,000 Americans

-19.4%

change since 2000 (was #1,074)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,484	Sun	24,058	12,833
#1,485	Tompkins	24,056	12,834
#1,486	Jung	24,026	12,850
#1,487	Nance	24,018	12,855
#1,488	Anaya	24,017	12,855
#1,489	McKinley	24,000	12,864
#1,490	Olivares	23,982	12,874

Who is named Helms

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

91% of people named Helms identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.4%
Two or more races 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Helmss

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ed Helms
American actor and comedian, born 1974
Bobby Helms
American male singer (1933–1997)
Jesse Helms
American politician (1921–2008)
Gregory Helms
American professional wrestler, born 1974
Monica Helms
American transgender activist and writer, born 1951
Johannes Helms
1928-1895, Danish writer and schoolmaster
Hermann Helms
American chess player and writer (1870–1963)

Notable Helmss come mostly from the United States (6) and the Kingdom of Denmark (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Helms

Helms has the Soundex code H452, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H452.

Questions

How common is the surname Helms?: 23,949 people in the United States had the surname Helms in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,892 Americans. It ranked 1,493rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Helms?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Helms identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Helms?: Ed Helms, American actor and comedian, followed by Bobby Helms.
Where is the surname Helms most common?: Wikidata records people named Helms in the United States and the Kingdom of Denmark.
Is the surname Helms getting more or less common?: Less common. 29,727 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,949 in 2010, down 19%.