Neame

Neame One-Name Study

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Study details

Study: Neame

Variants: Neam, Neames

Category: 1 - A study where research using core genealogical datasets and transcriptions is in its early stages.

Contact: Mr Alan Southgate

About the study

This study is in its early stages and was started as my maternal grandmother was a Neame. A fair amount of work has already been undertaken to collate information about the births deaths and marriages as well as census records. This has mainly centred on UK records.

Variant names

A number of variants have already been identified These are Neem, Neeme Neames and Neems. These are all quite rare.

Name origin

The name is thought to have originated in Ireland from around the 14th century.

Historical occurrences of the name

There are one or two quite famous names associated with Neame. They include the only man to obtain a VC and an Olympic gold medal, Sir Philip Neame (1888-1978).

Name frequency

The name appears around 350 times in the 1911 census which puts the study in the 'small' class in terms of numbers.

Distribution of the name

In the UK the name is most common in Kent with around two thirds of the total references. Elsewhere London and the other home counties are well represented. Overseas New Zealand has a significant Neame population with a small number in Australia, the US and Canada.

Data

The Census material for 1841, 1891 and 1911 has been collated.

DNA

It is my intention to include a DNA project in the future.

Links

There is also a 'Neamefamily' website that is up and running with plenty of useful data, although it is not directly connected with this study.

Contact Details

Mr Alan Southgate

General Search Results

Occurrences of the surname Neame in the Guild Indexes

(Click on the number to view the search results in each index. Indexes marked by * are only accessible by logged in Guild members.)

Global Marriages (public) 52
Global Marriages (members)* 53
Inscriptions Index 1
Probate Index* 6
Datastores (public) 5
Datastores (members)* 1

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