How common is the surname Timmons?

20,671 people in the United States had the surname Timmons in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,936 Americans. It ranked 1,734th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Timmons?

Bobby Timmons, American pianist (1935-1974), followed by Andy Timmons.

Where is the surname Timmons most common?

Wikidata records people named Timmons in the United States.

Is the surname Timmons getting more or less common?

More common. 19,900 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,671 in 2010, up 3.9%.

Is Timmons also a first name?

Yes. Timmons 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 Timmons

A surname, carried by 20,671 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T552

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Timmons is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 20,671 people named Timmons in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,936 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 19,900.

#1,734

rank among US surnames

20,671

people in 2010

7.0

per 100,000 Americans

+3.9%

change since 2000 (was #1,651)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,725	Coulter	20,757	14,874
#1,726	Beal	20,752	14,878
#1,727	Crump	20,737	14,889
#1,728	Jorgensen	20,731	14,893
#1,729	Maurer	20,707	14,910
#1,730	Kearney	20,706	14,911
#1,731	Cummins	20,705	14,912

Who is named Timmons

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

68% of people named Timmons identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 68%
Black (not Hispanic) 27%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Timmonss

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bobby Timmons
American pianist (1935-1974)
Andy Timmons
American guitarist, born 1963
Steve Timmons
American volleyball player, born 1958
Jeff Timmons
American singer, born 1973
Lawrence Timmons
American football player, born 1986

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Timmons

Timmins

Timmons has the Soundex code T552, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T552.

Questions

How common is the surname Timmons?: 20,671 people in the United States had the surname Timmons in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,936 Americans. It ranked 1,734th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Timmons?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Timmons identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Timmons?: Bobby Timmons, American pianist (1935-1974), followed by Andy Timmons.
Where is the surname Timmons most common?: Wikidata records people named Timmons in the United States.
Is the surname Timmons getting more or less common?: More common. 19,900 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,671 in 2010, up 3.9%.
Is Timmons also a first name?: Yes. Timmons 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.