Jims Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 5
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 4
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 11
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 1
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 4
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Jims Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Jims family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 10
Bonnet Sewer 1
Groom 1
Labourer's Widow 1
Coal Miner 1
Dress Maker 1
House Maid 1
Outdoor Officer Customs 1
Artist 1
House Owner 1
Iron Moulder 1
Kitchen Maid 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Jims

Name Census Frequency
William Jims 16
John Jims 12
Elizabeth Jims 9
Thomas Jims 8
Mary Jims 7
Sarah Jims 6
Ann Jims 5
Ellen Jims 5
Charles Jims 4
James Jims 4
Annie Jims 3
Edward Jims 3
Agnes Jims 2
Albert Jims 2
Arthur Jims 2
Augustus Jims 2
Emily Jims 2
Fanny Jims 2
Fredwich Jims 2
George Jims 2
Hannah Jims 2
Harriett Jims 2
Harry Jims 2
Joseph Jims 2
Richard Jims 2

Jims Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 James 60% 472,435
2 Jomes 60% 384
3 Jams 75% 170
4 Jims 100% 155
5 Jimms 80% 126

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The surname Jims is the 4th most popular variant of James.

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