How Common Is the Last Name Sims?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Sims today

125,530

Ranked #270 of 162,254 published surnames · 38.43 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 113,374 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

54.29%

Black

39.89%

Asian / Pacific Islander

0.41%

Hispanic

2.24%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.