Timm Surname

13,212th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Timm 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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Timm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany20,5601:3,916435
United States12,8861:28,1283,504
Brazil3,9851:53,7202,063
South Africa1,6091:33,6724,303
Canada6551:56,2536,650
Denmark6431:8,779808
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
England2801:198,99317,417
Australia2031:132,98414,423
Argentina1141:374,94229,068
Sweden1111:88,7106,513
Ecuador1111:143,2966,987
Estonia1071:12,3531,844
Russia881:1,637,762109,009
France721:922,538106,020
Poland681:558,95252,372
Netherlands531:318,62637,214
Chile441:400,37410,831
Mexico441:2,821,05022,257
Switzerland441:186,65716,684
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines351:3,219487
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Panama301:130,4094,482
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Norway231:223,57824,793
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Paraguay141:516,9106,745
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha121:48887
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Wales101:309,45316,869
India81:95,883,173728,828
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Georgia71:535,07818,425
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Cyprus41:221,2198,471
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1671:145,96013,001
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9621:52,2025,894

Timm (5,694) may also be a first name.

Timm 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

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)

A diminutive of Timothy, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

Timm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Timm (Georgian: ტიმმ, Hindi: टिम्मल, Russian: Тимм) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Timm? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 13,212th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 171,986 people. Timm is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Timm are found; 49 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Timm is also the 88,578th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 5,694 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 20,560 people, or 1 in 3,916. In Germany it is most numerous in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 28 percent live, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 12 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent live. Not including Germany this last name exists in 79 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent live and Brazil, where 9 percent live.

Timm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Timm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Timm surname grew 1,340 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 168 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Timm Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Timm last name is chiefly Orthodox (71%) in Russia.

In The United States Timm are 18.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.86% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Timm earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 20.72% less than the national average, earning 274,372 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 8.45% more than the national average, earning R 257,712 per year; in United States they earn 5.88% more than the national average, earning $45,687 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.52% less than the national average, earning $46,941 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thimm894,746/
Timme893,246/
Tiemm893/
Timmd891/
Timmt891/
Tgimm891/
Tim8668,580/
Thimme8096/
Thaimm802/
Time7514,428/
Thim7511,171/
Tiem752,703/
Taim752,408/
Toim75850/
Temm75433/
Tymm75187/
Tijm75163/
Teim7576/
Tiom7554/
Tuim7529/
Tämm7516/
Timt7511/
Tinm756/
Ttim755/
Dtim754/
Tism751/
Htim751/
Timd751/
Tihm751/
Titm751/
Timh751/
Timmová732/
Theimme731/
Timmova731/
Thiem678,754/
Temme676,238/
Thaim672,613/
Taime671,290/
Theim67568/
Thijm67446/
Thime67300/
Themm67238/
Tisme6766/
Tiehm6759/
Toime6745/
Taaim6738/
Ttiem6733/
Teime6717/
Tuime6712/
Titme6711/
Tinme6710/
Taimt6710/
Thuim677/
Taism676/
Thimh675/
Tijme675/
Thymm673/
Tihme673/
Thimmová672/
Tuinm672/
Teihm671/
Teumm671/
Timhe671/
Thoim671/
Taijm671/
Thiĭm671/
Thhim671/
Timhs670/

Timm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Timm in the Georgian language
ტიმმtimm-
Timm in the Hindi language
टिम्मलtim'mala-
Timm in the Russian language
Тиммtimm-

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