Helms Family Crest

The German surname Helms, also found in England, is an occupational name for someone who made helmets or hats. The name is first recorded in Bavarian records in the 16th Century when there is a record of Chunrad Halm marrying Anne Schulmeisterlin in February 1525. Today there are 30,000 bearers of the name Hems living in the United States.