Sims Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Sims Name Meaning: Derives from a medieval name 'Simme' which is a variation of the Greek forename 'Simon', which is a form of the Hewbrew name meaning 'he who hears'.

A medieval name taken from the forename 'Simon', became popular after the time of the Crusaders.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sims Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sims family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,704
Agricultural Labourer 209
General Labourer 104
Labourer 96
Coal Miner 83
Domestic Servant 82
Dress Maker 82
General Servant 69
Laundress 66
Carpenter 47
General Servant Domestic 47
Farm Labourer 41
Servant 38
Gardener 28
Annuitant 27
None 27
Tailor 26
Charwoman 23
House Keeper 23
No Occupation 21
Painter 21
Shoe Maker 20
Grocer 18
Tailoress 17
Farmers Son 17

Sims Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sims 100% 63,560
2 Simms 80% 22,533
3 Sams 75% 6,264
4 Simes 80% 3,808
5 Syms 75% 3,715
6 Soames 50% 2,645
7 Sames 60% 1,585
8 Somes 60% 1,423
9 Symms 60% 1,068
10 Somas 60% 285
11 Sems 75% 188
12 Smees 40% 184
13 Samies 50% 138
14 Soms 75% 138
15 Seames 50% 115
16 Smis 50% 105

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The surname Sims is the most popular version of all its varients

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