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
School 1,283
Farm Labourer 102
General Servant (domestic) 96
General Labourer 82
Coal Miner Hewer 70
Dressmaker 69
Labourer 69
Private Means 69
Farmer 55
None 52
Clerk 51
At School 45
House Painter 44
Domestic Servant 40
Shop Assistant 37
General Servant Domestic 35
At Home 35
Cook (domestic) 35
Laundress 34
Carter 34
Housekeeper 33
Bricklayer 32
Dress Maker 32
Carpenter 31
Gardener Domestic 30

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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