The surname Im
A Korean surname, carried by 4,887 people in the United States.
1 syllable Soundex I500
Origin
Korean origin
Borrowed from Korean 임(林) (Im) or Korean 임(任) (Im).
One of 42 Korean surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 4,887 people named Im in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 63,177 Americans. That is up 28% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,823.
Who is named Im
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
95% of people named Im identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.1% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.
- Asian and Pacific Islander 95%
- White (not Hispanic) 2.1%
- Two or more races 1.8%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Famous Ims
1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Dami ImAustralian singer, born 1988
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Im
Im has the Soundex code I500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code I500.
Other Korean surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Im come from?
- Borrowed from Korean 임(林) (Im) or Korean 임(任) (Im).
- How common is the surname Im?
- 4,887 people in the United States had the surname Im in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 63,177 Americans. It ranked 6,880th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Im?
- In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Im identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.1% as white (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Im?
- Dami Im, Australian singer.
- Where is the surname Im most common?
- Wikidata records people named Im in Australia.
- Is the surname Im getting more or less common?
- More common. 3,823 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,887 in 2010, up 28%.