Shimmons Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

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

Shimmons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shimmons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:3,519,019197,606
England561:994,96549,531
Northern Ireland431:42,9083,866
Scotland381:140,8908,524
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland261:170,3798,688
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Shimmons Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shimmons occurs most in The United States. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimmons? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,006,539th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 28,804,529 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Shimmons reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 3,519,019. In The United States it is primarily found in: Michigan, where 58 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live and New York, where 10 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 17 percent live.

Shimmons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shimmons has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shimmons last name rose 224 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 193 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Shimmons Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Shimmons last name are 6.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.13% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shimmons earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 5.66% less than the national average, earning $40,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 54.71% more than the national average, earning $76,865 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schimmons941/
Simmons93310,693/
Shimons930/
Simmonns8845/
Shimmans8826/
Scimmons8824/
Simmonss887/
Simmoons887/
Simmomns886/
Simmoins883/
Simmmons882/
Jsimmons881/
Hsimmons881/
Sismmons881/
Simmoens881/
Simmonst881/
Siemmons881/
Shemmons881/
Simmeons881/
Simons8689,392/
D'Simmons822/
Simoens802,937/
Siemons802,444/
Symmons801,093/
Simonse801,051/
Summons80920/
Simeons80185/
Semmons80161/
Simmans80150/
Simoons80136/
Simonsz80119/
Simmoms80109/
Zimmons8041/
Saimons8033/
Seimons8029/
Simonns8014/
Cimmons8012/
Simonss809/
Simoins804/
Simmuns804/
Simmonz802/
Chimons801/
Scimons801/
Shimans801/
Simoëns801/
Scheimmans782/
Geesimmons781/
Shemmans75139/
Shimonje7575/
Siemoens7526/
Simonnæs7525/
Saaimons7515/
Simonstø752/
Simmonce751/
Simoenss751/
Siemonse751/
Simosins751/
Seijmons751/
Seammons750/
Siemoons750/
Chemmons750/
Saymmons750/
Symons7120,646/
Semons71335/
Simans71146/
Simonz7154/
Cimons7118/
Simoms7114/
Shimoonje7114/
Simuns7110/
Simonsová716/
Zimons714/
Schimmanz712/
Schiemans711/
Simonx711/
Sumons711/
Schimonch710/
Seamons671,843/
Symoens67691/
Symmans67185/
Shumans67105/
Simonje6770/
Saimans6767/
Siemans6759/
Scheijmans6748/
Seymons6742/
Saymons6720/
Symonsz6718/
Scemons6716/
Shemans6715/
Seimans674/
Sihmans674/
Symonns673/
Semonsz673/
Simonce673/
Zemmons672/
Summans672/
Semoins672/
Chemons671/
Xsymons671/
Simaans671/
Semmoms671/
Suhmans671/
Cimmans671/
Symoins671/
Simanse671/
Seemons670/
Sehmans670/
Semmans670/
Zeimons670/
Cemmons670/
Seimonz670/
Zimmans670/
Symonss670/
Semonns670/
Symouns670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shimmons
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