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 1,329
Agricultural Labourer 148
General Labourer 122
Coal Miner 106
Domestic Servant 76
Living On Own Means 72
Dress Maker 66
Farmer 59
Labourer 55
General Servant Domestic 51
Carpenter 44
Living On Her Own Means 42
Farm Labourer 39
General Servant 37
Laundress 36
Gardener 28
Grocer 27
Clerk 26
Painter 24
Cook Domestic Servant 23
Blacksmith 21
General Domestic Servant 20
Farm Servant 19
Tailor 19
Tailoress 18

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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