Simmins Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

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

Simmins Surname Definition:

For Simmons, q.v.

Simmins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
England631:884,41445,970
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
San Marino11:33,214932
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1491:163,59314,057
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1941:258,85921,305

Simmins Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Simmons, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Simmins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Simmins occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Simmins? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,055,483rd most widespread family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 30,749,139 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Simmins are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Simmins is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 2,946,821. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 21 percent live, New Jersey, where 17 percent live and Kentucky, where 13 percent live. Beside The United States Simmins occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Simmins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Simmins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Simmins last name contracted 37 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 58 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Simmins Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States Simmins are 13.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.53% being registered with the political party.

The amount Simmins earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 161.08% more than the national average, earning R 620,436 per year; in United States they earn 21.31% less than the national average, earning $33,953 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.05% more than the national average, earning $59,644 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simmions93170/
Shimmins9381/
Simins9265/
Simmns9214/
Simmens86230/
Simiens8618/
Simions8615/
Cimmins866/
Siemins865/
Simmims863/
Jimmins862/
Siminns860/
Zimmins860/
Shimins860/
Symmins860/
Semmins860/
Simns8337/
Shimmens8054/
Simmenæs8015/
Semmions808/
Saaimins803/
Simiensh801/
Schimins801/
Simmoens801/
Siemiens801/
Siemmens800/
Shinmins800/
Siemions800/
Shimions800/
Simens77339/
Zimins7791/
Cimins7772/
Symins7721/
Semins7714/
Siemns771/
Simims771/
Siminz771/
Ximins771/
Simnss770/
Shimns770/
Schimmens7557/
Siemens7111,672/
Semmens714,124/
Simoens712,937/
Semiens7138/
Ziemins7132/
Seimens7130/
Shimens7116/
Zaimins7112/
Scimens7111/
Seminst7110/
Jimmyns716/
Siminje713/
Jemmins711/
Simaens711/
Siminch711/
Jimmens711/
Simense711/
Simensh711/
Ciminsz711/
Cemmins710/
Semions710/
Zimmens710/
Siemems710/
Symns67270/
Siemoens6726/
Saaimens676/
Siemenns675/
Siemense671/
Simoenss671/
Scemmens671/
Cuymmins670/
Simmence670/

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Simmins Reference & Research

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Simmins
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