The Mims surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 19,139 people carried this name — #1,878 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 15,400 people counted. That is up 5% from 18,248 in 2000.

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In print

Mims in American newspapers,
1893–1898.

Newspaper page from The Wichita Daily Eagle carrying the name Mims
The Wichita Daily Eagle 1893-05-31
Newspaper page from Barton County Democrat carrying the name Mims
Barton County Democrat 1898-09-22
Newspaper page from Waterbury Evening Democrat carrying the name Mims
Waterbury Evening Democrat 1898-09-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 737,809 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Mims in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

419 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Mims. The most, 79, date from the 1930s. Victoria has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 111
New South Wales 94
South Australia 86
Queensland 61
Western Australia 32
Tasmania 24
ACT (Canberra) 10

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Mims.

Who carried it

People named Mims,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Livingston Mims
    Livingston Mims 1833–1906 · politician
  • Jamal Mims d. 2000 · goldsmith
  • John Mims 1815–1856 · politician
  • Edwin Mims 1872–1959
  • Stewart Lea Mims 1880–1961 · historian
  • Edwin Mims Jr. 1900–1945

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Mims,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States894 records

894 records of the Mims name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 598
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 220
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 34
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 18
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 9
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 7
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 1
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Donnie Mims

    Born 1912 in Texas. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Sam Houston; porter from Bexar County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1973, buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Kenneth Edward Mims

    Born 1951; from Montgomery, Alabama. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1971 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Johann Mims

    Arrived at New York in 1884 aboard the Silesia from Hamburg, aged 25; laborer. From Rakow, Prussia, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 894 records for Mims in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia17 records

17 records of the Mims name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 9
  • Tasmanian Names Index 4
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Cyril Chase Mims

    Gentleman of Malvern, Victoria; died 1971.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Wiliam Mims

    Left Hobart Town in 1852 aboard the Runnymede, bound for Whaling Voyage, as crew.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Fanny Elizth Mims

    Sailed from Victoria in 1867 aboard the True Briton, bound for London, aged 18.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 17 records for Mims in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Germany3 records

3 records of the Mims name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Karl Mims

    From Bentschen, Meseritz. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 18 August 1915 (Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 7).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Paul Mims

    From Zirke, Birnbaum. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 7 October 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 49).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Franz Mims

    From Neu Reggentin, Greifenhagen. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 28 September 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

France1 record

1 record of the Mims name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jacques Herbert Mims

    Born 1922 in Paris; died 1999 in the United States.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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