How Many People Have the Last Name Sims?
people had the surname Sims in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 2,602 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+6,130 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Sims (54.3%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 39.9%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Sims ranks #198. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 56.8% to 54.3%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Sims grew from 107,244 people in 2000 to 113,374 in 2010 (up 5.7%), and its rank fell from #254 to #270. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 39.76 to 38.43 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 107,244 | 113,374 |
| Rank | #254 | #270 |
| Per 100,000 people | 39.76 | 38.43 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Sims
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Sims: S520
👤 Sims as a First Name
Sims is a first name too: about 112 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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