Explore the Family Name Simmers

The meaning of Simmers

Scottish (Aberdeenshire): variant of Summers, with unrounding of /u/ to /ɪ/ before the nasal consonant, a dialect feature of post-medieval northern English and Scots. Simmers was probably interchangeable with the now extinct name Simmer, a variant of Summer, especially in Aberdeenshire.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Simmers showed a slight decrease in rank from 12352 in 2000 to 12440 in 2010, indicating a relative decrease in popularity. However, the count of people with this surname increased by 8.24% from 2307 in 2000 to 2497 in 2010. The proportion per 100k also decreased slightly by 1.16%, suggesting a relatively stable prevalence of this surname in the US population during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,352	#12,440	-0.71%
Count	2,307	2,497	8.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.86	0.85	-1.16%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Simmers

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The most significant change was seen in the Hispanic ethnicity, which increased by 162.30%, followed by the Asian/Pacific Islander group that saw an increase of 125.64%. The American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity also increased, albeit at a slower rate of 39.47%. On the other hand, the percentage of people with the Simmers surname identifying as White decreased by 1.65%, and those identifying as part of two or more races dropped by 21.91%. The percentage of Black individuals with this surname remained virtually unchanged.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.02%	92.47%	-1.65%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.52%	2.12%	39.47%
Two or More Races	2.51%	1.96%	-21.91%
Hispanic	0.61%	1.6%	162.3%
Black	0.95%	0.96%	1.05%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.39%	0.88%	125.64%