Last Name TAMS

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Meaning The son of Thomas, fom the nickname Tom (commonly Tam) and patronymic Tams or Tamson.
Origin English, German

Rank 52,500 (2000 US census) 39,051 (1990 US census)
Count 371 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 91.64%, or 340 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 1.62%, or 6 total occurrences, as black,
  • 2.96%, or 11 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.7%, or 10 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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