Mims Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Mims Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Mims family

Profession Census Frequency
School 9
Nil 2
Old Age Pensioner 1
Boy Clerk 1
Commercial Traveller (blouses & Silks) 1
Law Clerk 1
Printers Clerk 1
General Labourer 1
Bootmaker 1
Coal Miner Hewer 1
General Servant (domestic) 1
Blouse Manufacturer 1
Experimental Engineer 1
Machine Fitter 1
Student For Civil Service 1
House Work 1
Stone Mason 1
Private Means 1
Assistant In The Business 1
Blacksmiths Striker 1
Builders Labourer 1
Domestic 1
Master Tailor & Hosier 1
House Keeper 1
Out Porter (railway) 1

Mims Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Emms 50% 7,853
2 Imms 50% 1,033
3 Mimms 80% 314
4 Mims 100% 288
5 Emmis 40% 176
6 Emmes 40% 164
7 Mums 75% 155
8 Moms 75% 143
9 Emmas 40% 106

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The surname Mims is the 4th most popular variant of Emms.

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