How common is the surname Simms?

26,287 people in the United States had the surname Simms in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,745 Americans. It ranked 1,340th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Simms?

William Gilmore Simms, American writer (1806–1870), followed by Ginny Simms.

Where is the surname Simms most common?

Wikidata records people named Simms in the United States.

How do you pronounce Simms?

Simms is /sɪmz/, one syllable.

Is the surname Simms getting more or less common?

About as common. 26,296 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 26,287 in 2010, a change of 0.0%.

Is Simms also a first name?

Yes. Simms 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 Simms

A patronymic surname, carried by 26,287 people in the United States.

Pronounced /sɪmz/ 1 syllable Soundex S520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Simms is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

From Sim, the short form of Simon + -s.

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 26,287 people named Simms in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,745 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 26,296.

#1,340

rank among US surnames

26,287

people in 2010

8.9

per 100,000 Americans

change since 2000 (was #1,221)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,331	Burt	26,475	11,662
#1,332	Battle	26,432	11,681
#1,333	Gustafson	26,421	11,686
#1,334	Herbert	26,417	11,687
#1,335	Webber	26,405	11,693
#1,337	Boyce	26,376	11,706
#1,338	Dewitt	26,348	11,718

Who is named Simms

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

52% of people named Simms identified as white (not Hispanic), 41% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 52%
Black (not Hispanic) 41%
Two or more races 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Simmss

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Gilmore Simms
American writer (1806–1870)
Ginny Simms
American singer and actress (1915–1994)
Phil Simms
American football player and sportscaster (born 1955)
Juliet Simms
American singer-songwriter, born 1986
Clyde Simms
American soccer player, born 1982
Hilda Simms
Actress (1918-1994)
Michael Simms
American boxer, born 1974
Travis Simms
American boxer and politician, born 1971

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Simms

Simms has the Soundex code S520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S520.

Questions

Where does the surname Simms come from?: From Sim, the short form of Simon + -s.
How common is the surname Simms?: 26,287 people in the United States had the surname Simms in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,745 Americans. It ranked 1,340th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Simms?: In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Simms identified as white (not Hispanic), and 41% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Simms?: William Gilmore Simms, American writer (1806–1870), followed by Ginny Simms.
Where is the surname Simms most common?: Wikidata records people named Simms in the United States.
How do you pronounce Simms?: Simms is /sɪmz/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Simms?: Simms is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Simms getting more or less common?: About as common. 26,296 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 26,287 in 2010, a change of 0.0%.
What are other spellings of Simms?: Sims and Symes.
Is Simms also a first name?: Yes. Simms 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.