How common is the surname Timm?

9,433 people in the United States had the surname Timm in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,730 Americans. It ranked 3,753rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Timm?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Timm identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Timm?

Bruce Timm, American artist and animator, followed by Richard William Timm.

Where is the surname Timm most common?

Wikidata records people named Timm in the United States and British Raj.

Is the surname Timm getting more or less common?

More common. 9,241 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,433 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname Timm

A surname, carried by 9,433 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex T500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Timm is more common than 97.7% of them.

Origin

A surname

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,433 people named Timm in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 32,730 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,241.

#3,753

rank among US surnames

9,433

people in 2010

3.2

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #3,530)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,744	Cockrell	9,465	32,620
#3,745	Haugen	9,461	32,633
#3,746	McClung	9,456	32,651
#3,747	Poirier	9,453	32,661
#3,748	Perryman	9,443	32,696
#3,749	Cosgrove	9,441	32,703
#3,751	Salerno	9,440	32,706

Who is named Timm

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

94% of people named Timm identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Timms

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bruce Timm
American artist and animator, born 1961
Richard William Timm
American Catholic priest, educator, and zoologist (1923–2020)

Notable Timms come mostly from the United States (1) and British Raj (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Timm?: 9,433 people in the United States had the surname Timm in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,730 Americans. It ranked 3,753rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Timm?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Timm identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Timm?: Bruce Timm, American artist and animator, followed by Richard William Timm.
Where is the surname Timm most common?: Wikidata records people named Timm in the United States and British Raj.
Is the surname Timm getting more or less common?: More common. 9,241 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,433 in 2010, up 2.1%.