Symes Surname

49,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Symes Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Simon,' from the nick. Sim or Sime; v. Sim.

Margret Symes, died in Virginia, 1624: Hotteirs Lists of Emigrants.

Alexander Symes, bound for Virginia, 1635: ibid.

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Symes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,3831:16,4702,390
Australia2,5831:10,4511,550
United States1,7771:203,97220,029
Canada8491:43,3995,379
New Zealand6441:7,0321,194
South Africa3211:168,77818,795
Wales1871:16,5481,793
Ireland1101:42,8093,288
Jamaica821:34,9992,417
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Guernsey441:1,465311
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Scotland411:130,5818,115
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
France381:1,747,966156,445
Israel321:267,42624,032
Costa Rica251:191,2032,498
Qatar161:147,37516,023
India141:54,790,384527,769
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Dominica11:75,891912
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Malta11:430,2723,380
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1101:40,2723,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1361:11,4121,750
Wales401:39,2102,093
Scotland211:178,2486,976
Guernsey131:2,512419
Jersey31:17,2942,528
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2791:179,99516,051

Symes (14) may also be a first name.

Symes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Simon,' from the nick. Sim or Sime; v. Sim.

Margret Symes, died in Virginia, 1624: Hotteirs Lists of Emigrants.

Alexander Symes, bound for Virginia, 1635: ibid.

1788. Married — William Syms and Mary Griffiths: St. George, Hanover Square.

1794. — Joseph Symes and Amelia Lock: ibid.

1802. — John Greenwood and Mary Ann Symmes: ibid.

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

= Simes, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Supposed to be a variation of Sims, from Simon or Simeon.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Symes, which is at present well represented around Dorchester, is an old Dorset name. In the 17th century a family of Symes resided at and owned property in East Melplash in Netherbury; hut last century the family lived also in Beaminster, one of them, Richard Symes, barrister - at - law, who died in 1783, being a great lover of antiquities (H.). The name is still in Netherbury and Beaminster.

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

Symes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Symes is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Symes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Symes is the 49,370th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 699,313 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 38 percent of Symes are found; 37 percent are found in Northern Europe and 36 percent are found in British Isles. Symes is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 14 people.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 3,383 people, or 1 in 16,470. In England Symes is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 15 percent are found, Dorset, where 12 percent are found and Somerset, where 9 percent are found. Not including England Symes is found in 60 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Symes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Symes has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 158 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 637 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 468 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 195 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Symes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (77%) in Ireland.

In The United States Symes are 0.76% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.47% being registered with the party.

The amount Symes earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.85% more than the national average, earning R 379,872 per year; in United States they earn 12.15% more than the national average, earning $48,390 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.53% more than the national average, earning $50,942 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Symmes91954/
Symets9169/
Szymes911/
Shymes911/
Symest910/
Syme896,417/
Suymets831/
Soymeus831/
Symmies830/
Simes802,852/
Semes80495/
Symer80167/
Cymes80137/
Sayme8072/
Soyme8027/
Symis809/
Shyme807/
Seyme804/
Symee804/
Xymes803/
Symez802/
Symed801/
Symeu801/
Symex801/
Symie801/
Sysme801/
Syome801/
Suyme801/
Szeymies778/
Simões73119,564/
Simeus731,976/
Szemes731,952/
Siemes731,861/
Saymeh73910/
Semmes73658/
Simmes73513/
Shemes73470/
Semets73327/
Seymer73256/
Seames73226/
Shimes73205/
Semese73137/
Saymez73105/
Zeymes73101/
Soymer7391/
Semesh7369/
Semeus7364/
Seemes7339/
Simets7336/
Symmer7335/
Symeoy7327/
Soimes7327/
Zaymes7320/
Saimes7316/
Simesh7315/
Seimes7314/
Scemes7313/
Semess7313/
Saymer738/
Semies738/
Simhes738/
Saymee735/
Simães735/
Shymer735/
Chymes734/
Semest734/
Soymee734/
Simges733/
Soymie733/
Simese732/
Cesmes732/
Szymer732/
Saymie732/
Symmet732/
Shymex731/
Semeis731/
Shayme731/
Simeis731/
Sesmes731/
Seymis731/
Sismes731/
Simeas731/
Simest731/
Saymet731/
Symays731/
Cymeus731/
Syomei731/
Seyhme731/
Sehmes731/
Seymea731/
Zymeys731/
Symmis730/
Seymeh730/
Sime6741,403/
Seme6728,664/
Shemesh679,472/
Syma671,650/
Shemeis67468/
Schemes67398/
Semetse67382/
Shemies67224/
Shemets67175/
Shemees67125/
Shemeas67123/
Semeese6741/
Suimets6739/
Semesch6734/
Simesse6726/
Schimes6721/
Shemese6719/
Semmies6712/
Shaimes6710/
Cyme675/
Sème675/
Shimets674/
Sheymis674/
Shaymer673/
Siemesz673/
Shimesh673/
Zyme672/
Symi672/
Chismes672/
Shimese672/
Simeshe672/
Shaymee672/
Shoymer671/
Simeesh671/
Shimess671/
Semmees671/
Seymoey671/
Szemese671/
Semmese671/
Simõies671/
Sheymer671/
Souymey671/
Saimeus671/
Semeets671/
Semesse671/
Szemmes671/
Séme671/
Symé671/
Shimeis671/
Seemese671/
Saimess671/
Seimets671/
Shemess671/
Shimmes670/
Simmees670/

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