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 surname Symms is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Symms click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Symms? popularity and diffusion

The surname Symms is the 562,135th most widespread last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 12,921,181 people. The surname Symms is mostly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Symms reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 45 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 243 people, or 1 in 1,491,601. In The United States Symms is most common in: Idaho, where 14 percent are found, Texas, where 12 percent are found and Alabama, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States it is found in 12 countries. It is also common 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 over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Symms last name rose 176 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 215 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Symms Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Symms last name are 28.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.44% registered to vote for 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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