# McKim (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mckim/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,790 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,669 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 81,463 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.6% (3,732 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Shim (“son of Sim”), a pet form of the personal name Simon.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McKim in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McKim in the United States.

## People named McKim

- Josephine McKim, American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1910-1992)
- Charles Follen McKim, American Beaux-Arts architect (1847–1909)
- Robert McKim, actor (1886-1927)
- Lilly Pulitzer, American fashion designer (1931–2013)

## Similar surnames

McKamey, McKinney, Mackin, McKinnie, McKain, Mason, Magana, McCann, McGowan, McKenna, McQueen, McCain.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.