The Helme surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 372 people carried this name — #55,255 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 769,200 people counted. That is up 4% from 357 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 73 people named Helme.
9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Isère.
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 the Nordic population registers
23 people named Helme is counted in Finland.
Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Helme,
with a public archive behind them.
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Elizabeth Helme 1767–1812 · writer -
Elizabeth Helme 1767–1812 · writer
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Lucy Anne Helme d. 1927
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Christopher Helme 1603–
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Norval Helme 1849–1932 · businessperson
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Norval Helme 1849–1932 · businessperson
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Helme.
- Heller 25,373 · U.S. census
- Helley 117 · U.S. census
- Hellier 192 · U.S. census
- Hellmann 1,458 · U.S. census
- Helly 130 · U.S. census
- Helm 11,649 · U.S. census
- Helmer 5,674 · U.S. census
- Helmlinger 374 · U.S. census
- Helmstetter 741 · U.S. census
- Helo 264 · U.S. census
- Helou 426 · U.S. census
- Helvig 221 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Helme is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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