Syms

English

Etymology

From a short form of the personal name Simon.

Proper noun

Syms (plural Symses)

1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Syms is the 41959^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 518 individuals. Syms is most common among White (69.11%) and Black/African American (26.64%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Syms”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.