Symms Surname

562,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belize

Symms Surname Definition:

- Simms, q.v.

Symms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2431:1,491,601101,667
England2361:236,09319,489
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Belize91:39,4972,328
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Wales41:773,63329,106
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1101:221,59416,923
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1381:363,90427,584

Symms Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

- Simms, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Sim, a pet form of Simon or Simeon (gracious hearing).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Symms Last Name Facts

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

The last name Symms is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Symms.

How Common Is The Last Name Symms? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 562,135th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,921,181 people. The surname Symms occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Symms reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 45 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 243 people, or 1 in 1,491,601. In The United States it is most common in: Idaho, where 14 percent are found, Texas, where 12 percent are found and Alabama, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 42 percent are found and South Africa, where 9 percent are found.

Symms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Symms has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Symms surname expanded 176 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 215 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Symms Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Symms last name are 28.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75.44% registered with the political party.

The amount Symms earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 6.5% more than the national average, earning R 253,092 per year; in United States they earn 4.84% less than the national average, earning $41,059 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.25% more than the national average, earning $51,796 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seymms910/
Syms891,977/
Simms8057,790/
Symss80207/
Shyms8018/
Symse8017/
Seyms8017/
Semms809/
Szyms804/
Syoms802/
Suyms801/
Siemms7335/
Shemms7312/
Schyms732/
Saimms731/
Shyoms731/
Ssimms730/
Shimms730/
Simmms730/
Sims67172,096/
Sems67244/
Cyms6752/
Zyms678/
Xyms674/
Síms671/

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