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.
Symes Demographics
Average Male Symes Height
177.8 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Symes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Symes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Symes is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Symes? popularity and diffusion
The last name Symes is the 49,370th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 699,313 people. This surname is mostly found 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 prevalent first name in the world, borne by 14 people.
The last name Symes is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 3,383 people, or 1 in 16,470. In England Symes is most numerous in: Greater London, where 15 percent live, Dorset, where 12 percent live and Somerset, where 9 percent live. Beside England Symes exists in 60 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.
Symes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Symes has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Symes surname grew 158 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 637 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 468 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 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 those holding the Symes last name are 0.76% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.47% registered to vote for 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.
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Symes Reference & Research
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