The mims Surname

mims Name Meaning and History

English: habitational name from Mimms (North and South Mimms) in Hertfordshire, most probably derived from an ancient British tribal name, Mimmas.

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The mims name in History

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Distribution of mims Families in the US in 1920

Number of mims families

137-271

46-136

1-45

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mims of north alabama	creechx4	31
"Mims" of Indian Descent North/South Carolina or Georgia	DawnAsbury77	0
Julia Ann Mims (1852-1935)	flossumifugotum	0
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David Mims	Patrcia Miller Wallin	20
James MIMS	rockystar261	3

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