Pymm Surname

547,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Pymm Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Pimme.' Considering that Eufemia is fairly common in the Hundred Rolls, that Pimme is feminine, and Phemie is still the nick., it is all but certain that we have here the solution of the name in question.

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Pymm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3371:165,33515,337
United States1891:1,917,772124,288
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Wales91:343,83718,086
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1301:187,50315,253
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Pymm Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Pimme.' Considering that Eufemia is fairly common in the Hundred Rolls, that Pimme is feminine, and Phemie is still the nick., it is all but certain that we have here the solution of the name in question. Personally I have no doubt that this derivation is correct.

Eufemmia de Neville, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Katerina Eufemme, Norfolk, ibid.

Pimme, widow of Peter Seman, Cumberland, ibid.

Bartholomew fil. Pimme, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Chun Pimme, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Henry Pimme, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Roger Pym, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Eufemia fil. Rogeri, Suffolk, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Eufemmia Craker, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Euphemia Forster, 1379: ibid.

Agnes Pyme, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Pymson, 1379: ibid.

Probably the following entries concern the same name:

1564. Baptised — Effam Adlington: Reg. St. Peter, Cornhill.

1620. — Frauncis, son of Alexander Brounescome and Effym, his wife: ibid.

1635. Buried — Epham Vowell, widow: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Pim(m, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The family of John Pym, the regicide, were of respectable antiquity in Somersetshire, being traced to Philip Pym, of Brymmore, co. Somerset, 12. Edward IV. The origin of the name is doubtful.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

John Pym was bailiff of Exeter in 1688 (I.). The Pyms are now represented in the Honiton district. John Pym, the noted republican in the time of Charles I., was born in 1584, of a well - to - do Somersetshire family, that traced its pedigree back to Philip Pym, of Brymmore, Somerset, in the reign of Edward IV. (L.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Pymm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pymm is most common in England. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pymm? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pymm is the 547,713th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 12,478,675 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Pymm are found; 64 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 337 people, or 1 in 165,335. In England Pymm is mostly concentrated in: Leicestershire, where 16 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found and Greater London, where 7 percent are found. Barring England it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Scotland, where 3 percent are found.

Pymm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pymm has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Pymm last name grew 259 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pymm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pymm surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pymm earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.04% less than the national average, earning $42,267 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.96% more than the national average, earning $54,136 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paymm892/
Pym862,317/
Pimm752,366/
Peym751,071/
Phym7589/
Pyme7537/
Poym7533/
Paym7511/
Pyom754/
Pemm753/
Hpym751/
Pynm751/
Pymh751/
Pnmm751/
Pymt751/
Pemme67162/
Payme6764/
Phyom6713/
Phimm674/
Pahym673/
Pioym673/
Phyme671/
Bpyom671/
Pytmh671/
Phymd671/
Pimmm671/
Piemm671/
Pimme671/

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