Last Name TIMMONS

Summary/Contribute


Meaning	The son of Tomothy, from the nickname Tim and diminutive Tim-in.

Origin	English, Irish, Falkland

Rank	1,651 (2000 US census)	1,622 (1990 US census)

Count	19,900 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

70.38%, or 14006 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
26.14%, or 5202 total occurrences, as black,
0.31%, or 62 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.61%, or 121 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.24%, or 247 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.33%, or 265 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

How many distinct last names exist in the United States of America?

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