Syms Surname

209,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,977 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Syms 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.

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Syms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7871:460,55839,303
England4501:123,81812,430
Canada2591:142,26114,635
South Africa1521:356,43232,570
Australia1041:259,57423,725
New Zealand561:80,86311,672
Wales541:57,3065,200
Ireland431:109,5105,657
Cayman Islands191:3,363451
Trinidad and Tobago171:80,2345,870
Nicaragua91:669,0104,135
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland391:113,5866,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4611:52,8756,364
Wales91:174,2686,522
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3741:134,27512,787

Syms (42) may also be a first name.

Syms 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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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)

= Sims, 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

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

Supposed to be a variation of Sims, from Simon or Simeon.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Syms Last Name Facts

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

The surname Syms (Russian: Сымс) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Syms.

How Common Is The Last Name Syms? popularity and diffusion

The surname Syms is the 209,101st most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,686,164 people. Syms occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Syms reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,566,439th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 42 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 787 people, or 1 in 460,558. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Nevada, where 13 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Missouri, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Syms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Syms has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 210 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 2 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 110 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Syms Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Syms last name are 19.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.15% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Syms earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 3.01% less than the national average, earning R 230,496 per year; in United States they earn 3.31% more than the national average, earning $44,579 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.86% less than the national average, earning $44,784 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Symms89564/
Symns89270/
Symss89207/
Shyms8918/
Seyms8917/
Symse8917/
Szyms894/
Syoms892/
Suyms891/
Schyms802/
Shyoms801/
Seymms800/
Sims75172,096/
Sems75244/
Cyms7552/
Zyms758/
Xyms754/
Síms751/
Syns750/
Simms6757,790/
Siems674,745/
Shems67352/
Seims67275/
Seams67131/
Saims6769/
Simns6737/
Seems6722/
Simsø6710/
Semms679/
Semse677/
Simss677/
Semsh676/
Simsz676/
Simse672/
Seums672/
Sisms672/
Syons672/
Simsh671/
Synss671/
Semsė671/
Shims671/
Simsj671/
Syhns670/
Suims670/
Synns670/

Syms Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Syms in the Russian language
Сымсsyms-

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