# Sim (surname)

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

A Scottish surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,047 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,732 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 51,058 people |
| Change since 2000 | +23% (4,915 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /sɪm/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | Simm, Shim |

## Etymology

From Middle English Sym, diminutive of Simeon and Simon.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Sim 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) | 23% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 71% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Sim in the United Kingdom and Australia.

## People named Sim

- Sheila Sim, British actress (1922–2016)
- Ben Sim, Australian cross-country skier

## Similar surnames

Seim, Sime, Simo, Shim, Sin, Swim, Sweeney, Snow, Sheehan, Swain, Sun, Swan.

## 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.