Iams

English

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps an altered spelling of Eames.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪmz/

Proper noun

Iams (plural Iamses)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Iams is the 37848^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 587 individuals. Iams is most common among White (95.23%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Iams”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 223.