Timbs Surname

240,293rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Timbs Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Timothy,' from the nick. Tim,patronymicTimbs, with excrescent b; compare Tombs for Toms. Similarly the b is excrescent in timber.

1752. Married — Edward Tymbs and Heneretta Maria Smith: St.

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Timbs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8561:423,43336,646
Australia5701:47,3615,928
England1041:535,75133,356
New Zealand571:79,44411,532
Ireland381:123,9196,102
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Scotland111:486,71119,179
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland281:158,2108,327
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1721:141,71712,742
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Timbs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Timothy,' from the nick. Tim,patronymicTimbs, with excrescent b; compare Tombs for Toms. Similarly the b is excrescent in timber.

1752. Married — Edward Tymbs and Heneretta Maria Smith: St. Antholin (London).

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

(with intrus. b) for Tim(m)s, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Timothy. I fear that my brother F.S.A., who knows so many things "not generally known," will object to this etymology, but it is the best ' can do for him.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Timbs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Timbs occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Timbs click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Timbs? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 240,293rd most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,376,904 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Timbs reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Timbs is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 856 people, or 1 in 423,433. In The United States it is primarily found in: Tennessee, where 37 percent are found, Arkansas, where 10 percent are found and Mississippi, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 34 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Timbs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Timbs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Timbs last name grew 1,529 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 40 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 136 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Timbs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Timbs surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Timbs surname are 0.48999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.74% registered with the political party.

The amount Timbs earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 16.41% less than the national average, earning $36,069 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.54% less than the national average, earning $43,454 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Timb89265/
Tumbs8063/
Tiemb8025/
Taimb8018/
Toimb8012/
Timps803/
Timbz801/
Tiomb801/
Thimb801/
Timfs801/
Tembs800/
Tmb75144/
Thumbs734/
Tuumbs731/
Thaimb731/
Toembs730/
Thembs730/
Timp671,063/
Temb67233/
Tmbd673/
Dtmb671/
Tmbp671/
Tmvs671/
Timv671/
Thumbsh671/
Tîmb671/

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