Explore the Family Name Tims

The meaning of Tims

1. English (Oxfordshire): variant of Timms. 2. Dutch: patronymic from the personal name Tim or Timm.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Tims" has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Ranked 8,913th in terms of frequency among surnames in the United States in 2000, it dropped to rank 9,165 in 2010, marking a change of -2.83%. Despite this, the actual number of individuals with the surname increased from 3,377 in 2000 to 3,561 in 2010, an increase of 5.45%. The proportion of the population with the surname Tims per 100,000 people also saw a minor decrease from 1.25 to 1.21.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#8,913	#9,165	-2.83%
Count	3,377	3,561	5.45%
Proportion per 100k	1.25	1.21	-3.2%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tims

In terms of ethnicity, using data from the Decennial U.S. Census, there have been some notable shifts among those bearing the surname Tims. The proportion identifying as White decreased slightly from 63.25% in 2000 to 60.69% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Black saw a small increase from 32.6% to 33.05%. The most significant change was among those identifying as Hispanic, which saw a substantial increase from 0.77% to 2.53%. Those identifying as having two or more ethnic identities also increased from 1.45% to 2.13%, while the proportion of Asian/Pacific Islanders rose from 0.21% to 0.28%. The only group that saw a decrease were those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, dropping from 1.72% to 1.32%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	63.25%	60.69%	-4.05%
Black	32.6%	33.05%	1.38%
Hispanic	0.77%	2.53%	228.57%
Two or More Races	1.45%	2.13%	46.9%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.72%	1.32%	-23.26%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.21%	0.28%	33.33%