Symes Surname
Approximately 10,421 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameSymes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,383 | 1:16,470 | 2,390 |
| Australia | 2,583 | 1:10,451 | 1,550 |
| United States | 1,777 | 1:203,972 | 20,029 |
| Canada | 849 | 1:43,399 | 5,379 |
| New Zealand | 644 | 1:7,032 | 1,194 |
| South Africa | 321 | 1:168,778 | 18,795 |
| Wales | 187 | 1:16,548 | 1,793 |
| Ireland | 110 | 1:42,809 | 3,288 |
| Jamaica | 82 | 1:34,999 | 2,417 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| Guernsey | 44 | 1:1,465 | 311 |
| Germany | 43 | 1:1,872,220 | 105,027 |
| Scotland | 41 | 1:130,581 | 8,115 |
| Argentina | 39 | 1:1,095,985 | 66,746 |
| France | 38 | 1:1,747,966 | 156,445 |
| Israel | 32 | 1:267,426 | 24,032 |
| Costa Rica | 25 | 1:191,203 | 2,498 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 110 | 1:40,272 | 3,669 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,136 | 1:11,412 | 1,750 |
| Wales | 40 | 1:39,210 | 2,093 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:178,248 | 6,976 |
| Guernsey | 13 | 1:2,512 | 419 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 279 | 1:179,995 | 16,051 |
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.
= Simes, q.v.
Supposed to be a variation of Sims, from Simon or Simeon.
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.
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Symes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Symes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Symes is found most in England. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Symes? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 49,370th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 699,313 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 38 percent of Symes reside; 37 percent reside in Northern Europe and 36 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 14 people.
The surname is most frequently used 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 reside, Dorset, where 12 percent reside and Somerset, where 9 percent reside. Barring England this surname is found in 60 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.
Symes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Symes has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Symes surname rose 158 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 637 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 468 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 195 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Symes Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (77%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Symes last name are 0.76% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.47% being registered to vote for the political 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.
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Symes Reference & Research
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