The Hames surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,633 people carried this name — #9,003 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 81,300 people counted. That is down 3% from 3,755 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 68 people named Hames live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Luxembourg Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 60 people named Hames.
8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 19 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
57 people named Hames have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 70 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 45 people named Hames live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Córdoba.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Hames in American newspapers,
1901–1921.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,277,586 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Hames,
with a public archive behind them.
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Mary Hames 1827–1919 · farmer
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Albert Hames 1910–1989 · sculptor
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Curtis G. Hames 1920–2005 · epidemiologist
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Peter Hames 1936– · dramaturge
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Robin Hames 1937–2026 · runner
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Kim Hames 1953– · physician
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hames.
- Hamed 2,178 · U.S. census
- Hamel 10,944 · U.S. census
- Hamelin 996 · U.S. census
- Hameline 115 · U.S. census
- Hamen 175 · U.S. census
- Hamer 6,783 · U.S. census
- Hamet 117 · U.S. census
- Hami 173 · U.S. census
- Hamid 3,433 · U.S. census
- Hamidi 809 · U.S. census
- Hamilton 201,746 · U.S. census
- Hamm 26,726 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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