Shim 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 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 3
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 5
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 0
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 1
Warwickshire 4
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 5

Wales

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

Shim Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Shim family

Profession Census Frequency
Assisting 1
Caretaker 1
Dock Labourer 1
Hospital Nurse 1
Nurse (domestic) 1
Chambermaid Hotel 1
Life Insurance Secretary 1
Cashier 1
Saleman 1
Schoolboy 1
Shopkeeper 1
Tin Plate Worke 1
General Draper 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Shim

Name Census Frequency
George Shim 10
John Shim 9
Sarah Shim 7
Ann Shim 5
James Shim 4
Mary Shim 4
Thomas Shim 4
Albert Shim 3
Edward Shim 3
Elizabeth Shim 3
Emily Shim 3
Henry Shim 3
William Shim 3
Alfred Shim 2
Charles Shim 2
Ellen Shim 2
Emma Shim 2
Florence Shim 2
Francis Shim 2
Frederick Shim 2
Jane Shim 2
Joseph Shim 2
Martha Shim 2
Louisa Shim 1
Lousia Shim 1

Shim Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Asham 60% 1,399
2 Isham 60% 1,153
3 Sham 75% 626
4 Shum 75% 201
5 Shim 100% 117

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The surname Shim is the 5th most popular variant of Asham.

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