Mimms Surname

171,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Mimms Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Mimms (origin obscure), the name of places in Hertfordshire and Middlesex.

Mimms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2671:159,88516,288
England1781:313,02323,520
Canada521:708,56956,910
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England761:320,72921,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8031:62,5396,836

Mimms (12) may also be a first name.

Mimms Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Mimms (origin obscure), the name of places in Hertfordshire and Middlesex.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A location name in Hertfordshire and Middlesex.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Mimms Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mimms Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mimms is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mimms? popularity and diffusion

Mimms is the 171,573rd most common surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,904,562 people. The surname Mimms is primarily found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Mimms reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held forename internationally. It is borne by 12 people.

Mimms is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 2,267 people, or 1 in 159,885. In The United States Mimms is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent are found, Tennessee, where 8 percent are found and Maryland, where 5 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Mimms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mimms has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mimms surname rose 282 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 234 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mimms Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Mimms are 1.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.56% registered with the political party.

The amount Mimms earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.5% less than the national average, earning $40,343 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.1% more than the national average, earning $52,714 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mimnms910/
Mimmms910/
Mims8924,830/
Mumms8011/
Minms803/
Miems802/
Memms801/
Mimss800/
Maims800/
Mioms800/
Meims800/
Mimsd800/
Mimshe7368/
Hmaims731/
Mems67814/
Mimz6718/
Mums678/
Mimx672/
Mimmche671/
Myms671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mimms
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