Shimmin Surname

202,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6881:526,83043,910
England6301:88,4419,589
Isle of Man2471:34724
Australia1391:194,21419,182
Canada721:511,74443,418
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
Israel531:161,46516,670
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Wales241:128,9399,528
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Isle of Man6091:8912
England1691:144,23312,901
Scotland161:233,9518,207
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

From the Danish, Schieman; a personal name Or in the Domesday Book, Schemin; a location name in Lincolnshire.

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

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shimming9313/
Schimmin933/
Shimmion930/
Shimin92925/
Simmin9295/
Shimmn923/
Schimming881,473/
Schimmion884/
Shcimming881/
Shimina86894/
Shimmen86181/
Shiming86140/
Shoimin8684/
Schimin8636/
Simming8626/
Chimmin8623/
Simmion8619/
Simmien8618/
Shaimin8614/
Simmina863/
Shimmim862/
Shinmin861/
Shimion861/
Shummin860/
Shemmin860/
Simin837,237/
Shimn831/
Schiming8098/
Shemming8089/
Schimion8059/
Chimming8028/
Shihming803/
Shuiming803/
Scheimin801/
Simion7757,536/
Simina773,681/
Simien772,182/
Simmen772,007/
Saimin771,962/
Chimin77701/
Shemin77381/
Shumin77345/
Soimin77294/
Siming77258/
Suimin77187/
Zimmin7749/
Shimne7747/
Shimem7746/
Siemin7740/
Shimim7732/
Shimen7729/
Simind7728/
Simmnh7727/
Simint7715/
Summin7711/
Sihmin779/
Suhmin779/
Shymin773/
Simuin772/
Seimin772/
Cimmin772/
Semmin772/
Simgin771/
Sismin771/
Simink771/
Simmng771/
Ssimin771/
Hsimin771/
Siminc771/
Symmin770/
Siminn770/
Schemmink7544/
Schemming7538/
Shiminova753/
Scheiming751/
Simn73609/
Shinmen711,994/
Siemion711,560/
Chuimin71132/
Chaimin71116/
Shemina71114/
Shaymin7154/
Siemien7143/
Schemin7140/
Saimina7123/
Schumin7120/
Semming7120/
Chiming7120/
Sheming7115/
Schimim7113/
Chitmin7111/
Sziming7110/
Sheymin716/
Shajmin716/
Saiming716/
Shymina715/
Semmina715/
Chihmin715/
Shimeng715/
Soiming715/
Shimaen713/
Sheamin712/
Saaimin712/
Shaimim712/
Shenmin712/
Simțion712/
Szimion712/
Seimion712/
Saimmen712/
Sheimyn712/
Hsiming711/
Cimming711/
Scheimn711/
Simingh711/
Siemmnh711/
Sihming711/
Shihmen711/
Shimngh711/
Shemien711/
Shemmim711/
Seimien711/
Schimen711/
Shimend711/
Shemint711/
Shimeem711/
Simienė711/
Saimion711/
Saimuin711/
Semmion711/
Shyming711/
Schummn711/
Sehming711/
Chimmen711/
Seiming710/
Siemmen710/
Schymin710/
Schuimn710/
Scimion710/
Simmemn710/
Zimin6728,089/
Semin677,577/
Sumin675,325/
Simen673,557/
Chaiming67805/
Simem67467/
Ximin67245/
Cimin67237/
Simim67195/
Siminova6797/
Scheming6778/
Šimin6743/
Schemion6721/
Schemien6718/
Simne6714/
Shaymina6712/
Symin6711/
Simín6711/
Simng6710/
Chimn678/
Shenming677/
Schaimne674/
Sheymina673/
Saimn673/
Scheimen673/
Semmming673/
Schimenk673/
Chihming672/
Shumn672/
Shemn672/
Siminová672/
Hcimn672/
Sheimyna672/
Chitming671/
Cimmn671/
Schaimen671/
Shenminq671/
Schimenn671/
Simén671/
Sheamina671/
Sa'aimin671/
Chimindt671/
Schiment670/

Shimmin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shimmin in the Russian language
Шимминsimmin-

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