Symm Surname

928,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Symm Surname Definition:

The personal name of the Frasers of Lovat. In Gaelic with 'Mac' prefixed, Mac Shimidh, it is pronounced Macktmmie, which see. See also under Symon.

Symm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1651:2,196,721138,143
England871:640,43737,483
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Symm Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The personal name of the Frasers of Lovat. In Gaelic with 'Mac' prefixed, Mac Shimidh, it is pronounced Macktmmie, which see. See also under Symon.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A Christian name of Norman introduction, and formerly of much more frequent use than at present. Itself a surname, it has become the parent of many others, particularly of Sim, Sims, Simes, Simson and Simpson, Simkin and Simpkin, Simpkins, Simpkinson, Simcoek, Simcox, Simco, and Simcoe; also of the forms in Y, as Symonds, Symondson, Sympson, Symm, Syms, and Symes, with perhaps Sykes and Sikes, and sometimes of Simond, Simonds, Simmons, and Simmonds.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Symm Last Name Facts

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

Symm is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Symm click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Symm? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 928,396th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 25,660,373 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 33 percent of Symm live; 31 percent live in Northern Europe and 31 percent live in British Isles.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 2,196,721. In The United States Symm is mostly concentrated in: California, where 8 percent are found, North Carolina, where 5 percent are found and Virginia, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Symm is found in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 31 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.

Symm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Symm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Symm last name grew 8,250 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 178 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Symm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Symm are 14.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.11% being registered with the political party.

The amount Symm earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 4.16% less than the national average, earning R 227,760 per year and in United States they earn 8.68% less than the national average, earning $39,405 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soymm891/
Shymm891/
Sym8689,473/
Simm756,818/
Syme756,417/
Semm751,102/
Saym75410/
Seym75357/
Shym7529/
Suym756/
Syom754/
Szym753/
Hsym752/
Sîmm751/
Soym751/
Scym751/
Symh751/
Syhm751/
Synm751/
Shemm67378/
Simme67330/
Shaym67283/
Semme67260/
Simmh6779/
Sayme6772/
Shimm6767/
Soyme6727/
Sahym6711/
Sheym679/
Szimm678/
Simmt678/
Shyme677/
Shyom676/
Sohym674/
Shy'm674/
Seyme674/
Saimm673/
Seemm672/
Szymt672/
Szymd672/
Saysm672/
Suymh671/
Suimm671/
Soysm671/
Sitmm671/
Sehym671/
Semmd671/
Suyme671/
Símme671/
Simmd671/
Sysme671/
Semmt671/
Siaym671/
Scysm670/

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