Weems Family Name and Heraldry

In parish registers, Weems often stands in for Wemyss. In origin, the name means “Caves”.

• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.
• The same family of names includes Weemes.
• Records show Weems as one of the forms Wemyss took over time.
• According to the 2010 US Census, the Weems surname had 10,231 bearers. That is enough to place it in the top 5,000 American surnames.

Family crest and blazon

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Weems, so the heraldry linked to Wemyss is a starting point, not an automatic right. Want more than a summary? See the Weems family name pack.