Find out how popular the last name Iiams is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Iiams.

Iiams, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Iiams surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Iiams in America

Iiams is the 46037th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Iiams surname appeared 463 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Iiams.

We can also compare 2010 data for Iiams to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Iiams

The surname IIAMS has its origins in the British Isles, specifically in England and Wales. It is believed to have emerged during the medieval period, around the 12th or 13th century. The name is thought to be a variant spelling of the Welsh surname "Iams" or "Ieuan," which is a patronymic form derived from the Welsh personal name "Ieuan," itself a variation of the name "John."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the IIAMS surname can be found in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire from the late 13th century, where it appears as "Iames." The variant spelling "Iiams" is documented in the Hearth Tax Returns of Staffordshire from the 17th century.

The IIAMS surname has been associated with various localities in England and Wales, such as the village of Iams in Shropshire and the town of Iam in Wiltshire. These place names may have influenced the spelling variations of the surname over time.

Historically, the IIAMS surname has been borne by several notable individuals. One such person was William Iiams, a member of the London Company who sailed to Virginia in the early 17th century and was among the first settlers of the Jamestown Colony. Another notable bearer was John Iiams, a Welsh poet and clergyman who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the IIAMS surname was also found in various parish records and court rolls in counties like Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire. Some examples include Richard Iiams, documented in the Gloucestershire Muster Rolls of 1542, and Thomas Iiams, listed in the Herefordshire Hearth Tax Returns of 1672.

In the 18th century, a notable figure with the IIAMS surname was John Iiams, a Welsh clergyman and author who published works on religious subjects. Another individual of note was William Iiams, a military officer who served in the American Revolutionary War and later became a prominent landowner in Virginia.

As the IIAMS surname spread throughout the English-speaking world, it continued to be borne by individuals of note. In the 19th century, for instance, there was Thomas Iiams, a British architect who designed several notable buildings in London during the Victorian era.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Iiams

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Iiams.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Iiams was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Iiams has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Iiams was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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