Tims Surname

77,024th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Tims 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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Tims Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,5431:79,7849,095
England6711:83,0379,168
Netherlands2541:66,48511,373
Canada2441:151,00715,383
Australia1711:157,87016,525
New Zealand1431:31,6675,500
Russia561:2,573,626147,394
India451:17,045,897267,282
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Ireland301:156,9657,012
Latvia191:107,89715,192
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Kazakhstan141:1,263,03568,752
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Yemen81:3,303,16216,088
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
China41:341,830,39216,990
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
France31:22,140,907385,998
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Suriname11:552,6169,664
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland361:123,0527,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6551:37,2144,818
Wales91:174,2686,522
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7641:65,7317,156

Tims (247) may also be a first name.

Tims 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)

Tim’s (Son) Tim’s Son v. Tim(m, Timothy.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German, English) Descendant of Thim or Tim, pet forms of Thiemo, a short form of Theudemar (people, famous); descendant of Tim, a pet form of Timothy or Timotheus (honoring God).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From the Swedish, Thim, Timm; from the Dutch, Tim, Tims; from the German, Thimm; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

Tims Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tims (Arabic: تيمس, Hindi: टिम्स, Russian: Тимс) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tims.

How Common Is The Last Name Tims? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tims is the 77,024th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,146,562 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Tims reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 567,531st most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 247 people.

Tims is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 4,543 people, or 1 in 79,784. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 18 percent are found, Nevada, where 7 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 54 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 4 percent are found.

Tims Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tims has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tims surname increased 595 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 102 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 17 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tims Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Tims last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Tims are 7.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.06% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tims earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.34% less than the national average, earning R 58,596 per year; in United States they earn 14.28% less than the national average, earning $36,988 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.3% more than the national average, earning $56,786 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Timms8918,169/
Tiems89240/
Tijms89177/
Thims8973/
Timse8966/
Timns8922/
Timss8914/
Timsh899/
Taims898/
Htims895/
Timst891/
Toims891/
Tuims890/
Thiems80299/
Thijms8017/
Timmms803/
Timmås802/
Tiemms800/
Tyms75271/
Tins75252/
Tems75207/
Tums7517/
Timz751/
Timsova734/
Timsová731/
Thums671,619/
Teems671,327/
Tymms67387/
Tiens67110/
Thems6745/
Temse6734/
Tinsz6721/
Tinse6718/
Temms6718/
Tinss6717/
Timze6716/
Temst6715/
Thins6711/
Tumms6710/
Teams678/
Tinns677/
Timje676/
Tions675/
Tumss673/
Tinsh672/
Tymns672/
Ttems672/
Timshova672/
Tümse671/
Tuhms671/
Tymss671/
Temsh671/
Timch671/
Tijns671/
Tuins670/

Tims Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tims in the Hindi language
टिम्सtimsa-
Tims in the Russian language
Тимсtims-
Tims in the Arabic language
تيمسtyms-

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