The Wilmes surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,116 people carried this name — #14,191 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 138,900 people counted. That is up 16% from 1,828 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 78 people named Wilmes.
8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 43 people named Wilmes 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 Liège.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
24 people named Wilmes live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Wilmes in American newspapers,
1903–1915.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,640 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Wilmes,
with a public archive behind them.
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Rudolf Wilmes 1894–1955 · Romanist
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Robert Wilmes 1928–2018 · scout leader
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Karl-Heinz Wilmes 1938– · politician
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Hugo Wilmes 1949– · badminton player
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Arlette Wilmes 1950– · swimmer
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Ulrich Wilmes 1953– · curator
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Wilmes.
- Willier 302 · U.S. census
- Willig 912 · U.S. census
- Willinger 545 · U.S. census
- Willmann 845 · U.S. census
- Willy 893 · U.S. census
- Wilm 265 · U.S. census
- Wilmot 4,910 · U.S. census
- Wilmouth 397 · U.S. census
- Wilms 820 · U.S. census
- Wils 197 · U.S. census
- Wilson 801,882 · U.S. census
- Wilt 8,165 · U.S. census
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