Times Surname

298,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Times Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Timothy,' from the nick. Tim; v. Timbs.

1564-5. Richard Tyms, New Coll.: Register of the University of Oxford.

1752. Married — Dennis Tims and Mary Edwards: St.

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Times Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,0071:91,2977,912
Brazil1191:1,798,94458,246
Pakistan341:5,254,23233,450
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1501:334,79125,907

Times (5,712) may also be a first name.

Times 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; v. Timbs.

1564-5. Richard Tyms, New Coll.: Register of the University of Oxford.

1752. Married — Dennis Tims and Mary Edwards: St. George, Hanover Square.

1764. — Jeremiah Ogbourn and Mary Timson: ibid.

1771. — Richard Timms and Mary Hughes: ibid.

1785. — Matthew Times and Mary Hall: ibid.

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

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thomas,' from the nick. Tom; v. Thom and Tombs.

1736. Buried — Rachiel Toms: St, Antholin (London).

1746. Married — Robert Peverel and Mary Toms: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1749. — Clifton Tomson and Anne Hoggor: ibid.

1768. — Richard Tomes and Mary Bingham: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

An English surname of recent introduction. From Tim(m), a diminutive of Timothy, with genitive -s.

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

= Tims, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably the same as Tims, a diminutive of Timothy.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A corruption of Timms, from Timothy.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Timms or Tims is an old Banbury name, which has long been connected with the corporation of that town. Sarah Timms, a Quakeress of Banbury, lay in prison for six months in 1655 for "exhorting the priest to fear the Lord" (B.), a circumstance characteristic of the fanaticism of those "good old days." The name was represented in the parish of Enstone 150 years ago (J.).

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

Times Last Name Facts

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

The surname Times (Arabic: تايمز) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Times? popularity and diffusion

The surname Times is the 298,939th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 5,724,702 people. The surname Times occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Times are found; 79 percent are found in North Africa and 79 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 88,410th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 5,712 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is carried by 1,007 people, or 1 in 91,297. Outside of Egypt it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 9 percent live and Pakistan, where 3 percent live.

Times Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Times earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 48.76% more than the national average, earning R 353,508 per year and in Colombia they earn 11.66% less than the national average, earning $20,055,500 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Timmes91417/
Timeus91342/
Tijmes91285/
Tiemes91264/
Thimes91139/
Timets91102/
Timesh9139/
Tiomes9128/
Timeis919/
Taimes916/
Timeas913/
Timies912/
Timese911/
Timess911/
Teimes911/
Time8914,428/
Thimmes83215/
Thiemes8380/
Tiemies8331/
Thimeus836/
Timmesh834/
Thimesh833/
Timmies832/
Tuimets831/
Thimess830/
Teimmes830/
Theimes830/
Timis808,470/
Timme803,246/
Temes801,382/
Taime801,290/
Timer80626/
Tymes80361/
Thime80300/
Timey80238/
Tumes80238/
Tieme8083/
Timeu8074/
Tisme8066/
Timea8061/
Timet8048/
Timeh8047/
Timex8045/
Toime8045/
Timie8039/
Timez8032/
Timei8021/
Teime8017/
Tiome8015/
Tuime8012/
Titme8011/
Timed807/
Timee807/
Timje806/
Tijme805/
Timge804/
Tihme803/
Timys802/
Timej801/
Timhe801/
Thimesch77243/
Thimmesh7745/
Timmesch773/
Thimesth771/
Thieme7320,755/
Timmer7318,210/
Timmis732,735/
Tiemie73701/
Tymets73498/
Timmie73344/
Tismer73260/
Thymes73221/
Temmes73161/
Teames73142/
Taymes73123/
Teimer73120/
Tummes7398/
Thimme7396/
Temesh7385/
Timmet7380/
Teimet7375/
Temese7367/
Tiemey7363/
Theime7357/
Temets7356/
Thitme7352/
Tiemme7348/
Timmey7345/
Timise7343/
Thaime7338/
Taimee7337/
Teimei7331/
Taimer7330/
Taimeh7324/
Taimet7324/
Thimis7322/
Tiemeu7322/
Timije7317/
Timish7315/
Themes7315/
Timieh7312/
Timmee7310/
Taimis739/
Teimeh736/
Tiemeh736/
Tiomis736/
Thümes736/
Temeus735/
Timmeu735/
Tismet734/
Taimys734/
Tajmes734/
Thumes734/
Tumeus734/
Timmei734/
Temeis734/
Taaime734/
Tithme733/
Timerz733/
Timios733/
Tiemei733/
Toimet733/
Timmés733/
Timgeh733/
Timmys732/
Temest732/
Taimed732/
Tihmeh732/
Timmeh732/
Timist732/
Tuimee732/
Timysh731/
Toimie731/
Titmis731/
Thimey731/
Thoime731/
Taimie731/
Tiomey731/
Tiomei731/
Toimer731/
Taimea731/
Thijme731/
Tiomea731/
Tiomeh731/
Timeeh731/
Timeth731/
Timeuh731/
Timezz731/
Timais731/
Thimea731/
Taisme731/
Tuimer731/
Timhee731/
Tismee731/
Thimie731/
Tuimey730/
Tumess730/
Teemes730/
Thimmesch71639/
Timeshova7111/
Thimmeszh711/
Tima6754,712/
Teme6718,772/
Timi674,971/
Tyme67730/
Thaimei67367/
Timmiss67137/
Thaimee67129/
Tiemmie6756/
Teemets6742/
Themmes6741/
Thummes6738/
Tõemets6735/
Timy6727/
Thoimei6721/
Timeche6720/
Tismeer6720/
Timajje6713/
Timiche6710/
Thimech6710/
Thimmet679/
Timé679/
Thümmes678/
Timishe677/
Thitmet677/
Theemes676/
Themese676/
Tăme674/
Taimish673/
Timmios673/
Teismer673/
Themeus672/
Temesse672/
Tummesh671/
Tuimeshova671/
Theimme671/
Thuimei671/
Themehs671/
Tdtimeh671/
Tehieme671/
Thimhee671/
Temease671/
Tjme671/
Thiemme671/
Thieyme671/
Timmixs670/
Thimmis670/
Timisch670/
Thimmey670/
Timmett670/
Thiemis670/
Tittmer670/

Times Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Times in the Arabic language
تايمزtaymz-
زمنzmn-

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