Shimmin Surname
Approximately 2,051 people bear this surname
Shimmin Surname Definition:
From the Manx double diminutive form Simeen(orMac Simeen) of Simon, q.v. [Manx diminutive suff. -een = Irish ín]
Shimmin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 688 | 1:526,830 | 43,910 |
| England | 630 | 1:88,441 | 9,589 |
| Isle of Man | 247 | 1:347 | 24 |
| Australia | 139 | 1:194,214 | 19,182 |
| Canada | 72 | 1:511,744 | 43,418 |
| New Zealand | 69 | 1:65,628 | 10,016 |
| Israel | 53 | 1:161,465 | 16,670 |
| Thailand | 39 | 1:1,811,240 | 225,763 |
| South Africa | 39 | 1:1,389,172 | 74,222 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:128,939 | 9,528 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Man | 609 | 1:89 | 12 |
| England | 169 | 1:144,233 | 12,901 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:233,951 | 8,207 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 50 | 1:1,004,374 | 59,252 |
Shimmin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the Manx double diminutive form Simeen(orMac Simeen) of Simon, q.v. [Manx diminutive suff. -een = Irish ín]
From McSim-een, Little Simon's Son'.
'Dermot MacSimon slain, ' a.d. 1366. Fraser, Lord Lovat, who was born in 1666, was called MacShimidh Baldu, 'the black-spotted son of Simon', from a black spot on his upper lip.
From the Danish, Schieman; a personal name Or in the Domesday Book, Schemin; a location name in Lincolnshire.
Shimmin Demographics
Average Male Shimmin Height
177.78 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Shimmin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shimmin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shimmin (Russian: Шиммин) occurs most in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shimmin? popularity and diffusion
It is the 202,948th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,553,167 people. The surname Shimmin is predominantly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Shimmin are found; 45 percent are found in Northern Europe and 45 percent are found in British Isles.
The last name Shimmin is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 688 people, or 1 in 526,830. In The United States Shimmin is primarily concentrated in: California, where 24 percent live, Illinois, where 14 percent live and Michigan, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 27 countries. It is also found in England, where 31 percent live and The Isle of Man, where 12 percent live.
Shimmin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Shimmin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,376 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 373 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 325 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shimmin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Methodist (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Shimmin last name are 11.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.75% being registered with the political party.
The amount Shimmin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 333.47% more than the national average, earning R 1,030,090 per year; in United States they earn 4.24% more than the national average, earning $44,977 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.46% more than the national average, earning $60,840 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shimmin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shimmin in the Russian language | ||
| Шиммин | simmin | - |
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