Pimm Surname

180,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Pimm Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Pimme.' Considering that Eufemia is fairly common in the Hundred Rolls, that Pimme is feminine, and Phemie is still the nick., it is all but certain that we have here the solution of the name in question.

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Pimm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8841:63,0297,407
United States5081:713,50256,234
Australia4331:62,3467,528
Canada2601:141,71414,582
New Zealand851:53,2748,505
Wales701:44,2084,243
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Scotland121:446,15118,166
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
France71:9,488,960336,266
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4861:50,1556,115
Wales141:112,0304,740
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

Pimm (50) may also be a first name.

Pimm Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Pimme.' Considering that Eufemia is fairly common in the Hundred Rolls, that Pimme is feminine, and Phemie is still the nick., it is all but certain that we have here the solution of the name in question. Personally I have no doubt that this derivation is correct.

Eufemmia de Neville, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Katerina Eufemme, Norfolk, ibid.

Pimme, widow of Peter Seman, Cumberland, ibid.

Bartholomew fil. Pimme, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Chun Pimme, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Henry Pimme, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Roger Pym, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Eufemia fil. Rogeri, Suffolk, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Eufemmia Craker, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Euphemia Forster, 1379: ibid.

Agnes Pyme, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Pymson, 1379: ibid.

Probably the following entries concern the same name:

1564. Baptised — Effam Adlington: Reg. St. Peter, Cornhill.

1620. — Frauncis, son of Alexander Brounescome and Effym, his wife: ibid.

1635. Buried — Epham Vowell, widow: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Teutonic) from the Old Teutonic pers. name Pimo, Pymma, the latter being the name of a 10th-cent. abbot mentioned in the ‘Lib. Vit. Eccl. Dunelm.’ [orig. uncertain, but not improbably a diminutive form of the Old Teutonic Pinberht (found in France to-day as Pimbert), Pinbald, etc.] Pimme is a common form in the 13th- cent. Hundred-Rolls; Pym, Pyme, and Pymme occur in the 14th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The family of John Pym, the regicide, were of respectable antiquity in Somersetshire, being traced to Philip Pym, of Brymmore, co. Somerset, 12. Edward IV. The origin of the name is doubtful.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

John Pym was bailiff of Exeter in 1688 (I.). The Pyms are now represented in the Honiton district. John Pym, the noted republican in the time of Charles I., was born in 1584, of a well - to - do Somersetshire family, that traced its pedigree back to Philip Pym, of Brymmore, Somerset, in the reign of Edward IV. (L.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Pimm Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pimm Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Pimm (Hindi: पीमम, Russian: Пимм) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pimm? popularity and diffusion

Pimm is the 180,184th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,080,112 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Pimm live; 41 percent live in Northern Europe and 41 percent live in British Isles. Pimm is also the 1,412,538th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 50 people.

The surname Pimm is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 884 people, or 1 in 63,029. In England it is primarily found in: Oxfordshire, where 16 percent reside, Greater London, where 13 percent reside and Somerset, where 10 percent reside. Barring England this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 18 percent reside.

Pimm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pimm has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Pimm surname increased 182 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 498 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pimm Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Pimm last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Pimm are 0.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.94% being registered with the party.

The amount Pimm earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 252.14% more than the national average, earning R 836,808 per year; in United States they earn 2.45% less than the national average, earning $42,091 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.88% more than the national average, earning $63,040 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phimm894/
Pimmm891/
Pimme891/
Piemm891/
Pim862,824/
Phimme801/
Pittmm801/
Paim7544,834/
Phim751,460/
Pymm75584/
Piem75392/
Puim75290/
Pime75154/
Peim75103/
Poim7559/
Piom7524/
Pinm756/
Pemm753/
Pimt752/
Pgim751/
Bpim751/
Pnmm751/
Puime67422/
Phaim67280/
Pemme67162/
Peime6768/
Phuim6759/
Phoim6749/
Paime6746/
Poime6724/
Pisme6717/
Phhim678/
Pitme677/
Phiem675/
Phimt674/
Pioym673/
Pittm673/
Pinme673/
Paymm672/
Pinnm672/
Paaim672/
Pheim671/
Pfiem671/
Paihm671/
Paimt671/
Pionm671/
Phime670/

Pimm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pimm in the Hindi language
पीममpimama-
Pimm in the Russian language
Пиммpimm-

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