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
School 21
Joiner 4
Cop Winder 3
General Servant Domestic 3
General Servant (domestic) 2
Weaver Cotton 2
Private Means 2
Farm Labourer 2
Farmers Daughter House Work 2
Farmers Son Working On Farm 2
Going School 2
Bookseller 2
Brakesman Below Ground 2
Coal Miner Hewer 2
A B Seaman 1
Butler 1
General Clerk 1
Medical Student 1
Cart School Mill Doffer 1
Foreman Hunter L & Y Karhoy 1
Housewife 1
Junior Clerk Ircor Accountant Office 1
Navvy 1
Swister In Mill (spinning) 1
Formerly Porter At Political Club 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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