How common is the surname Sim?

6,047 people in the United States had the surname Sim in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,058 Americans. It ranked 5,732nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sim?

Sheila Sim, British actress (1922–2016), followed by Ben Sim.

Where is the surname Sim most common?

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

Is the surname Sim getting more or less common?

More common. 4,915 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,047 in 2010, up 23%.

Is Sim also a first name?

Yes. Sim 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 Sim

An English patronymic surname, carried by 6,047 people in the United States.

Pronounced /sɪm/ 1 syllable Soundex S500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sim is more common than 96.5% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Middle English Sym, diminutive of Simeon and Simon.

Sim is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,047 people named Sim in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 51,058 Americans. That is up 23% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,915.

#5,732

rank among US surnames

6,047

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+23%

change since 2000 (was #6,376)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,729	Chaffee	6,053	51,007
#5,730	Maupin	6,051	51,024
#5,731	Scofield	6,048	51,049
#5,732	Sim	6,047	51,058

Who is named Sim

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

71% of people named Sim identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 23% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 71%
White (not Hispanic) 23%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Sims

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sheila Sim
British actress (1922–2016)
Ben Sim
Australian cross-country skier, born 1985

Notable Sims come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Simm
Shim

Surnames that sound like Sim

Sim has the Soundex code S500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S500.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Sim come from?: From Middle English Sym, diminutive of Simeon and Simon.
How common is the surname Sim?: 6,047 people in the United States had the surname Sim in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,058 Americans. It ranked 5,732nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sim?: In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Sim identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 23% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sim?: Sheila Sim, British actress (1922–2016), followed by Ben Sim.
Where is the surname Sim most common?: Wikidata records people named Sim in the United Kingdom and Australia.
How do you pronounce Sim?: Sim is /sɪm/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Sim?: Sim is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Sim getting more or less common?: More common. 4,915 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,047 in 2010, up 23%.
What are other spellings of Sim?: Simm and Shim.
Is Sim also a first name?: Yes. Sim 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.