Alms

See also: ALMS, ALMs, and alms

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 35345^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 637 individuals. Alms is most common among White (96.39%) individuals.

Further reading

“Alms”, in Hanks, Patrick, editor, Dictionary of American Family Names‎, New York City: Oxford University Press, 2003, →ISBN

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