Last Name TIMM

Summary/Contribute


Meaning	The son of Tomothy, fom nickname Tim.

Origin	English, Jewish, Dutch, Danish, Lithuanian, Polish, Irish, Austrian, Belgian, South african

Rank	3,530 (2000 US census)	4,298 (1990 US census)

Count	9,241 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

95.75%, or 8848 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
0.82%, or 76 total occurrences, as black,
0.65%, or 60 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.3%, or 28 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.15%, or 106 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.33%, or 123 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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Scottish surnames

Scottish last names divide themselves into two classes: Highland and Lowland.
In very few instances the names were considered before the eleventh century. They became significantly better known only since the thirteen century.
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American Surnames

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