Simes Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Simes Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Simes family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 84
Agricultural Labourer 20
Labourer 13
Servant 9
Tailor 9
House Servant 5
Dress Maker 4
Assistant 4
Shoe Maker 4
Wife 4
Pipe Maker 4
Grocer 4
Carpenter 3
Domestic Servant 3
Agricultural Labourer Wife 3
House Keeper 3
No Occupation 3
Tailoress 3
In School 3
Coal Miner 2
Draper Apprentice 2
Glover 2
Warehouseman 2
School Mistress 2
Gardener 2

Simes Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sims 80% 63,560
2 Symes 80% 16,046
3 Sams 60% 6,264
4 Simes 100% 3,808
5 Soames 67% 2,645
6 Sames 80% 1,585
7 Somes 80% 1,423
8 Somas 60% 285
9 Sems 60% 188
10 Smees 60% 184
11 Samies 67% 138
12 Soms 60% 138
13 Simmes 83% 120
14 Seames 67% 115
15 Smis 60% 105

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The surname Simes is the 4th most popular variant of Sims.

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