Kimm Family History
Kimm Name Meaning
English: variant of Kemm . It is found chiefly in Kirkcudbrightshire Scotland. German: probably a metonymic occupational name for a cooper from Middle High German kimme a term denoting the notch in the staves of a barrel where the base is seated; by extension it also has the meaning ‘edge horizon’ and in this sense may also have given rise to a topographic name.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022