Alms
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Alms, but it could also be a variant of Alm.
Proper noun
Alms (plural Almses)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Alms is the 35345th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 637 individuals. Alms is most common among White (96.39%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Alms”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 28.