How common is the surname Mims?

19,139 people in the United States had the surname Mims in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,132 Americans. It ranked 1,878th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mims?

Mims, American rapper, followed by Yo Gotti.

Where is the surname Mims most common?

Wikidata records people named Mims in the United States.

Is the surname Mims getting more or less common?

More common. 18,248 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,139 in 2010, up 4.9%.

Is Mims also a first name?

Yes. Mims 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.

The surname Mims

A surname, carried by 19,139 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex M520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mims is more common than 98.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 19,139 people named Mims in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 16,132 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 18,248.

#1,878

rank among US surnames

19,139

people in 2010

6.5

per 100,000 Americans

+4.9%

change since 2000 (was #1,808)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,869	Yost	19,210	16,072
#1,870	Langford	19,208	16,074
#1,871	Herndon	19,183	16,095
#1,872	Napier	19,182	16,096
#1,873	Lai	19,157	16,117
#1,874	Reeder	19,155	16,118
#1,875	McNeill	19,152	16,121

Who is named Mims

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

52% of people named Mims identified as Black (not Hispanic), 42% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 52%
White (not Hispanic) 42%
Two or more races 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Mimss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mims
American rapper, born 1981
Yo Gotti
American rapper, born 1981

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Mimms

Surnames that sound like Mims

Mims has the Soundex code M520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M520.

Questions

How common is the surname Mims?: 19,139 people in the United States had the surname Mims in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,132 Americans. It ranked 1,878th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mims?: In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Mims identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 42% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mims?: Mims, American rapper, followed by Yo Gotti.
Where is the surname Mims most common?: Wikidata records people named Mims in the United States.
Is the surname Mims getting more or less common?: More common. 18,248 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,139 in 2010, up 4.9%.
What are other spellings of Mims?: Mimms.
Is Mims also a first name?: Yes. Mims 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.