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Origin Of The Surname Helm
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Meaning Of The Surname Helm
One who Lives by the Shelter
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Interesting
Facts About
Helm
Helm is ultimately of German origin, coming from a German word meaning ‘protection’ and can be seen in words such as ‘helmet’. This word was introduced to England where it became used to refer to a helter. Its use as a surname would therefore have been topographical. Topographical surnames referred to a distinctive feature next to where a person lived and in this case the original bearers would have lived next to some sort of animal shelter. |
Helm Statistics
Helm is the number 1768 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 6,132 share the surname Helm in the UK.
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