Explore the Family Name Simm

The meaning of Simm

1. English (northern): variant of Sim. 2. German: from a short form of the personal name Simon (see Simon).

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How common is the last name Simm in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Simm has experienced a slight dip between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname fell from 39,946 in 2000 to 40,909 in 2010, reflecting a decrease of 2.41%. Despite this change in rank, the number of individuals with the surname actually increased from 517 to 533 during the same period, marking a growth of 3.09%. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 individuals, the popularity of the surname decreased by 5.26%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,946	#40,909	-2.41%
Count	517	533	3.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.18	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Simm

From an ethnicity perspective, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were some notable shifts among those carrying the surname Simm between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased significantly from 4.26% to 6.94%, showing a substantial growth of 62.91%. Meanwhile, the proportion of individuals of White ethnicity slightly declined from 80.85% to 77.11%, a drop of 4.63%. There was also a newly recorded presence of Hispanic ethnicity at 4.32% in 2010 that wasn't present in 2000. The percentage of individuals identifying as Black showed a slight reduction from 10.25% to 9.19%. No data was recorded for the American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identity in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	80.85%	77.11%	-4.63%
Black	10.25%	9.19%	-10.34%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.26%	6.94%	62.91%
Hispanic	0%	4.32%	0%
Two or More Races	2.32%	2.44%	5.17%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%