Harmes Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Harmes is an established spelling of the German surname Harmsen. Name scholars give the meaning as “son of Harm”.

Arms associated with the name

There is no single Harmes family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

A variant of Harmsen

Before spelling was fixed, Harmsen was also written Harmes. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

About 491 people in the United States were recorded as Harmes in 2010, placing it 43,885 on the national list. Names that sound alike, such as Harms, are easily confused in old records. Research your Harmes family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.