How common is the surname Symes?

1,186 people in the United States had the surname Symes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 260,325 Americans. It ranked 21,895th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Symes?

Stewart Symes, British Army officer and colonial governor (1882–1962).

Where is the surname Symes most common?

Wikidata records people named Symes in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Symes getting more or less common?

More common. 1,169 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,186 in 2010, up 1.5%.

Is Symes also a first name?

Yes. Symes 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 Symes

A patronymic surname, carried by 1,186 people in the United States.

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). Symes is more common than 86.5% of them.

Origin

A surname transferred from the given name.

Symes 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 1,186 people named Symes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 260,325 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,169.

#21,895

rank among US surnames

1,186

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #20,960)

Who is named Symes

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

87% of people named Symes identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Symess

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Stewart Symes
British Army officer and colonial governor (1882–1962)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Symes

Simões

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

Questions

How common is the surname Symes?: 1,186 people in the United States had the surname Symes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 260,325 Americans. It ranked 21,895th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Symes?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Symes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Symes?: Stewart Symes, British Army officer and colonial governor (1882–1962).
Where is the surname Symes most common?: Wikidata records people named Symes in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
What type of surname is Symes?: Symes is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Symes getting more or less common?: More common. 1,169 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,186 in 2010, up 1.5%.
What are other spellings of Symes?: Simms and Sims.
Is Symes also a first name?: Yes. Symes 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.