Shimmin Family History

Shimmin Surname Meaning

Manx (Isle of Man): from a shortened form of Gaelic mac ‘son of’ + the Old Norse personal name Sigmundr (from sigr ‘victory’ + mundr ‘hand; bride-price’) usually rendered as Simon(d) in the later medieval period.

English: nickname apparently from an unrecorded Middle English shiming (Old English sciming) ‘bright attractive person’ a derivative of the Old English root scim- ‘shine’ (compare the verb shimmer) + the noun-forming suffix -ing.

The word may also have been used as a personal name.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Philbin, Shevlin, Shimon, Simkin, Shimko, Shimkus, Shimek, Simmons, Simmer, Shain

35K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
870	Military Records
2K	Immigration Records
10K	Census and Voter Lists
21K	Member Trees

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Where is the Shimmin family from?

You can see how Shimmin families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Shimmin family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Shimmin families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 5 Shimmin families living in Manitoba. This was about 83% of all the recorded Shimmin's in Canada. Manitoba had the highest population of Shimmin families in 1911.

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What did your Shimmin ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Teacher were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Shimmin. 33% of Shimmin men worked as a Farmer and 21% of Shimmin women worked as a Teacher. Some less common occupations for Americans named Shimmin were Manager and Saleslady.

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Farmer

33%

Salesman

10%

Proprietor

10%

Manager

10%

Teacher

21%

Clerk

13%

Maid

Saleslady

What Shimmin family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 10K census records available for the last name Shimmin. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Shimmin census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 2K immigration records available for the last name Shimmin. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 870 military records available for the last name Shimmin. For the veterans among your Shimmin ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Shimmin lifespan?

Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Shimmin life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Shimmin in 1958 was 66, and 62 in 2004.

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Shimmin Surname Meaning

The word may also have been used as a personal name.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Shimmin family from?

What did your Shimmin ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

33%

Salesman

10%

Proprietor

10%

Manager

10%

Teacher

21%

Clerk

13%

Maid

Saleslady

What Shimmin family records will you find?

What is the average Shimmin lifespan?

Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Shimmin life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Shimmin in 1958 was 66, and 62 in 2004.

Shimmin Family History

Shimmin Surname Meaning

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Shimmin Surname Meaning

70,000 record(s) for Shimmin

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Where is the Shimmin family from?

What did your Shimmin ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1940

Top Female Occupations In 1940

What Shimmin family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Shimmin lifespan?

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