Symms Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Symms Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Symms family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 5
General Servant Domestic 4
General Labourer 2
Assistant Shop 2
Cotton Weaver 2
School 2
Excavator Navvy 2
Living On Own Means 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Coal Miner Hewer 2
Tailoress 2
Tin Miner Below Ground 2
Barman 1
Dock Labourer 1
Ivory Cutter 1
Locomotive Fitter 1
Master 1
Messenger 1
Poultry Maid Domestic 1
Servant Domestic 1
Shipping Clerk 1
Working Half Day Baker 1
Engineering Apprentice 1
Housemaid 1
Stationers Clerk 1

Symms Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sims 60% 63,560
2 Simms 80% 22,533
3 Syms 80% 3,715
4 Symms 100% 1,068

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

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