The Weems surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,231 people carried this name — #3,494 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 28,800 people counted. That is up 7% from 9,544 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Weems surname

Variant of Wemyss.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Weems» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Weems in American newspapers,
1900.

Newspaper page from Converse County Herald carrying the name Weems
Converse County Herald 1900-08-16
Newspaper page from Eagle River Review carrying the name Weems
Eagle River Review 1900-05-10
Newspaper page from Bill Barlow's Budget carrying the name Weems
Bill Barlow's Budget 1900-06-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 42,642 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Weems in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1960s.

235 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Weems. The most, 131, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 100
New South Wales 66
South Australia 25
Queensland 20
Western Australia 12
Tasmania 8

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Weems.

Who carried it

People named Weems,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Mason Locke Weems
    Mason Locke Weems 1759–1825 · writer
  • Mason Locke Weems
    Mason Locke Weems 1759–1825 · writer
  • Sarah Louise Weems
    Sarah Louise Weems 1765–
  • Capell L. Weems
    Capell L. Weems 1860–1913 · lawyer
  • George H. Weems
    George H. Weems 1891–1957 · military personnel
  • David Weems 1706–1779

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Weems,
in the records of 2 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States524 records

524 records of the Weems name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 358
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 129
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 22
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 5
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Richard Quentin Weems

    Born 1947; from New York, New York. U.S. Army, medical specialist; killed in action 1967 in Quang Tin, South Vietnam. Buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Robert G. Weems

    Born 1918 in California. Enlisted 1942 at Sacramento; electrical plant worker from Stanislaus County. U.S. Army veteran; died 1952, buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record George Weems

    Arrived at New York in 1856 aboard the Orpheus from Bremen, aged 22; doctor.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 524 records for Weems in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands8 records

8 records of the Weems name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 6
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Jan Weems

    Buried in 1665 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Cornelis Weems

    Buried in 1595 in Amersfoort.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Hendrik Weems

    In the population register of Dalen; born 1837.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Weems in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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