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 15
Silk Piecer 4
Agricultural Labourer 3
At Home 2
Silk Weaver 2
Shoe Maker 2
Stone Mason 2
House Keeper 2
Servant 2
Watchmaker 2
Coal Miner 2
Cap Maker 1
Labourer 1
Retired Weaver 1
Book Keeper 1
Lrtist Lithogtraphic 1
Foreman Labourer Road Making 1
Road Labourer 1
Shoe Binder 1
Deapers Assistant 1
School Masters Daughter 1
School Masters Wife 1
Second Master In Kington Gammes School 1
Laundress 1
Porter 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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