The surname Jim
A surname, carried by 3,544 people in the United States.
1 syllable Soundex J500 Also a first name
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 3,544 people named Jim in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 87,118 Americans. That is up 6.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,327.
Who is named Jim
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
68% of people named Jim identified as American Indian and Alaska Native, 12% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 10% as white (not Hispanic).
- American Indian and Alaska Native 68%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 12%
- White (not Hispanic) 10%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.7%
- Two or more races 3.4%
- Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
Compare: most common surnames among American Indian and Alaska Native people.
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Jim has the Soundex code J500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J500.
Questions
- How common is the surname Jim?
- 3,544 people in the United States had the surname Jim in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 87,118 Americans. It ranked 9,203rd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Jim?
- In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Jim identified as American Indian and Alaska Native, and 12% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- Is the surname Jim getting more or less common?
- More common. 3,327 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,544 in 2010, up 6.5%.
- Is Jim also a first name?
- Yes. Jim is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.