Timson Surname

123,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,686 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Timson 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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Timson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8891:29,4963,973
United States7671:472,56740,164
Nigeria2481:714,28532,812
Canada1631:226,04721,702
Philippines1401:723,13072,541
Australia1371:197,04919,369
Papua New Guinea1011:80,73010,659
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Wales331:93,7747,567
Scotland241:223,07611,507
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Kazakhstan181:982,36158,740
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
India121:63,922,115578,870
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
France11:66,422,722504,397
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9371:26,0143,577
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1371:366,56027,735

Timson (892) may also be a first name.

Timson 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 Timothy,' from the nick. Tim. The 'p' is intrusive, as in Thompson, Simpson, &c.; v. Timmins.

1742. Baptised — Maria, d. Robert Timson: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1764. Married — Jeremiah Ogbourn and Mary Timson: 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)

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

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The son of Tim, a pet form of Timothy (honoring God).

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

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

Timson Last Name Facts

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

Timson (Russian: Тимсон) occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Timson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Timson is the 123,784th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,977,088 people. The surname Timson is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Timson reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles. Timson is also the 272,088th most frequent forename in the world It is held by 892 people.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 1,889 people, or 1 in 29,496. In England it is mostly found in: Leicestershire, where 18 percent live, Greater London, where 10 percent live and Nottinghamshire, where 9 percent live. Besides England this last name is found in 45 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.

Timson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Timson has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Timson surname expanded 202 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 560 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 825 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Timson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Timson last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Muslim (90%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Timson surname are 26.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.01% registered with the political party.

The amount Timson earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 23.2% more than the national average, earning R 292,776 per year; in United States they earn 6.59% more than the national average, earning $45,994 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.76% more than the national average, earning $53,044 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thimson92360/
Timsong9222/
Timmson925/
Timsson923/
Tiemson921/
Tiomson921/
Taimson921/
Thaimson861/
Thoimson861/
Tinson832,222/
Timsen83177/
Timsan83152/
Temson8347/
Tymson8314/
Timsom835/
Timjon835/
Timsun833/
Timcon831/
Thimsen77504/
Thinson77430/
Tionson77210/
Timmsen77151/
Thimjon77107/
Tiemsen7769/
Thimsan7760/
Timsang7759/
Timsane7738/
Themson7729/
Tienson7717/
Tiemsan7712/
Tinsoon779/
Tinsong779/
Thimsom775/
Temsong775/
Tinsson774/
Tyomson773/
Timshan773/
Teamson772/
Taimzon772/
Timsian771/
Timdjon771/
Tiemzon771/
Tinzson771/
Taimsan771/
Tinshon771/
Toymson771/
Tuinson771/
Temshon770/
Tinsion770/
Tinnson770/
Tnson731/
Thimchon71100/
Thimsang7126/
Timsağan7116/
Thiemsen7110/
Tionsson714/
Timsutin712/
Theemson711/
Thiemsan711/
Tinsoong711/
Tiemssen711/
Tenson67810/
Timzan67153/
Tinsan67103/
Temsen6791/
Tymsen6778/
Tinsen6762/
Tõnson6758/
Tinzon6750/
Timzen6711/
Tinjon679/
Temsom677/
Temsan676/
Tymsan673/
Timjan672/
Tinsom672/
Thiensoun671/
Thnson671/
Tincon671/
Timchosen671/
Thinsiong671/
Tynson670/

Timson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Timson in the Russian language
Тимсонtimson-

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