Weems

English

Etymology

Variant of Wemyss.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Weems (countable and uncountable, plural Weemses)

1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States.
3. A census-designated place in Lancaster County, Virginia, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Weems is the 3494^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10231 individuals. Weems is most common among White (61.71%) and Black/African American (32.8%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Weems”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• emews, sweem