Timmis Surname

159,556th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,735 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Timmis 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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Timmis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7161:32,4704,328
Australia5351:50,4596,281
United States3011:1,204,18385,676
Canada811:454,88439,362
Ireland181:261,6089,673
Wales171:182,03112,022
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7001:34,8224,557
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Timmis (22) may also be a first name.

Timmis 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)

Timmie’s (Son): v. Timmie.

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

Timmis Last Name Facts

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

Timmis is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Timmis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Timmis is the 159,556th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,664,551 people. The surname Timmis occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Timmis are found; 64 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently held given name in the world It is held by 22 people.

This last name is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 1,716 people, or 1 in 32,470. In England Timmis is most prevalent in: Staffordshire, where 32 percent live, Cheshire, where 10 percent live and Shropshire, where 8 percent live. Excluding England it occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Timmis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Timmis has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Timmis last name increased 245 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 836 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 567 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Timmis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Timmis are 15.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.2% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Timmis earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 412.63% more than the national average, earning R 1,218,200 per year; in United States they earn 17.28% more than the national average, earning $50,603 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.31% more than the national average, earning $69,214 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Timmiss92137/
Timmios923/
Timmies922/
Timmixs920/
Thimmis920/
Timis918,470/
Timmi91317/
Timmes83417/
Timmie83344/
Thimmi8383/
Timise8343/
Temmis8341/
Thimis8322/
Timmai8317/
Timish8315/
Timeis839/
Taimis839/
Tiomis836/
Timmei834/
Timios833/
Timmés833/
Timmys832/
Tiemmi832/
Timies832/
Timist832/
Titmis831/
Teimmi831/
Timais831/
Timmit831/
Timmid830/
Tinmis830/
Timi804,971/
Thimmisch800/
Thimmes77215/
Tiemmie7756/
Timmich7743/
Tiemies7731/
Timishe777/
Timmesh774/
Taimish773/
Themmis771/
Timmaia771/
Thimmit771/
Teimmes770/
Timisch770/
Thiemis770/
Tiemi733,354/
Timme733,246/
Taimi731,632/
Timiș731,599/
Timma731,578/
Timmy731,546/
Times731,273/
Timiş731,132/
Temis73949/
Timai73660/
Thimi73366/
Timoi73278/
Teimi73241/
Tumis73185/
Temmi73116/
Timio7357/
Toimi7349/
Timie7339/
Tiomi7330/
Tismi7321/
Timei7321/
Timit7317/
Tinmi7316/
Timic7315/
Tuimi7311/
Timiy7310/
Tijmi739/
Timid738/
Timui737/
Timih736/
Timyi734/
Timgi733/
Timii732/
Tymis732/
Timys732/
Ttimi731/
Têmis731/
Thimmesh7145/
Timmesch713/
Timmer6718,210/
Tiemie67701/
Thimmesch67639/
Thaimi67579/
Timeus67342/
Tijmes67285/
Tiemes67264/
Thymis67222/
Taimih67214/
Themis67212/
Thiemi67183/
Temmes67161/
Thimes67139/
Timets67102/
Tummes6798/
Thimme6796/
Timmet6780/
Temise6777/
Taymis6765/
Timgai6760/
Teimai6753/
Tiemme6748/
Timmey6745/
Tuimai6740/
Timesh6739/
Taimai6735/
Taimio6732/
Teimei6731/
Timich6729/
Tumais6728/
Tiomes6728/
Temish6724/
Timioh6724/
Thimai6724/
Themmi6721/
Timije6717/
Tinmai6716/
Toimio6713/
Timieh6712/
Toimai6711/
Taimiz6710/
Temmih6710/
Timmee6710/
Taimid679/
Thimui679/
Tymish678/
Timaai678/
Thitmi678/
Timishova677/
Timmay676/
Taimes676/
Tiemai676/
Teimoi676/
Timmeu675/
Timmaa674/
Taimys674/
Tiomai674/
Temeis674/
Ttimma673/
Thimmy673/
Tiemma673/
Tiemei673/
Timoih673/
Taimui673/
Thémis673/
Timeas673/
Tiemmy672/
TTemmi672/
Timmeh672/
Temmie672/
Tiemoi672/
Timysh671/
Tumish671/
Toimie671/
Toimoi671/
Toimui671/
Timese671/
Timess671/
Timioj671/
Timuit671/
Tinnmi671/
Thimmeszh671/
Tihmma671/
Thoimi671/
Taimie671/
Taimoi671/
Tiemiy671/
Tiomei671/
Tioymi671/
Teumis671/
Teimes671/
Theimi671/
Temhis671/
Temmoi671/
Temois671/
Thimoi671/
Thiemisch671/
Thumis671/
Timaia671/
Thimie671/
Themmisch670/
Thimiy670/
Timmoy670/
Teimmy670/

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