The Timm surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,433 people carried this name — #3,753 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 31,300 people counted. That is up 2% from 9,241 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Timm surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Timothy’.

His entry covers Timm, Timms, Tims, Times, Timson and Timmis.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 752 · public domain.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 124 people named Timm live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 41
Misiones 33
La Pampa 21
Río Negro 19
City of Buenos Aires 10

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

85 people named Timm live in Switzerland.

They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 30
Aargau 16
St. Gallen 11
Bern 9
Ticino 5
Basel-Stadt 4
Vaud 4
Graubünden 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Poland’s population register

70 people named Timm have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 99 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Greater Poland 32
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 10
Masovian 8
Pomeranian 7
Silesian 5
Lower Silesian 2
Lubusz 2
Warmian-Masurian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 31 people named Timm.

Most of them — 19 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 19
Paris 4
Sarthe 3
Morbihan 2
Meurthe-et-Moselle 1
Bas-Rhin 1
Essonne 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

125 people named Timm is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 125

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Timm in American newspapers,
1898–1916.

Newspaper page from The Herald carrying the name Timm
The Herald 1898-08-16
Newspaper page from The Glasgow Courier carrying the name Timm
The Glasgow Courier 1916-09-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Timm in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1980s.

1,804 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Timm. The most, 402, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 564
Victoria 494
New South Wales 352
South Australia 229
Western Australia 91
Tasmania 47
ACT (Canberra) 20
Northern Territory 2

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

Who carried it

People named Timm,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Joachim Christian Timm
    Joachim Christian Timm 1734–1805 · mayor
  • Vasily Timm
    Vasily Timm 1820–1895 · artist
  • Emilie Timm
    Emilie Timm 1821–1877 · pianist
  • Florence Timm d. 1918
  • W. Timm d. 1917
  • Reinhold Timm 1616–1639 · painter

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Timm,
in the records of 9 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 States1,773 records

1,773 records of the Timm name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 997
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 236
  • Other U.S. records 540
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Richard F. Timm

    Born 1918 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Niagara Youngstown; route man from Erie County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1985, buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, Hamburg, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Christine Timm

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Russia from Cuxhaven, aged 19; farmer. From Epenroehrdam, Prussia, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record David William Timm

    Born 1942; from Brodhead, Wisconsin. U.S. Army, helicopter pilot; died in an accident 1968 in Binh Thuy, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,773 records for Timm in the United States.

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

Germany1,751 records

1,751 records of the Timm name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 1,748
  • German estate files 2
  • German emigration and citizenship files 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Walter Timm

    Born 1893; from Schidlowo, Mogilno. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 3 December 1918 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 221).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Johann Carl Friedrich Timm

    Emigrated to North America in 1869.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Robert Timm

    Estate settled in 1908.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,751 records for Timm in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (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); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Netherlands100 records

100 records of the Timm name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 53
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 45
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Adolf Otto Timm

    Married in 1916 in Rotterdam. Died 1928 in Rotterdam, aged 39.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Elisabeth Timm

    Married in 1837 in Amsterdam. Died 1894 in Kampen, aged 93.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Cornelia Timm

    Born 1902 in 's-Gravenhage. Married in 1922 in 's-Gravenhage.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 100 records for Timm in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia91 records

91 records of the Timm name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 60
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 20
  • Other Australian records 11
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record F. Joach Timm

    Arrived in Victoria in 1863 aboard the Johannes, aged 21; German.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Mary Timm

    Died 1865 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 48.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Frederick Timm

    Farmer of Darebin Creek, Victoria; died 1866.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 91 records for Timm in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Norway17 records

17 records of the Timm name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Emma Timm

    Census of 1910: Hvaalamoen, Hitterdal; maidservant, born 1888 in Tønsberg.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record John William Timm

    Census of 1910: Skogheim, Aker; steamship captain, born 1857 in Kristiania.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Gotfred I. H. Timm

    Census of 1910: Nedre Malmøgate, Mandal; tinsmith, born 1846 in Lübeck.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 3 of 17 records for Timm in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada13 records

13 records of the Timm name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 4
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 4
  • Other Canadian records 5
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ernst Gunther Timm

    Died 2000, aged 68; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record August Timm

    Buried in 1975 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 87.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Hedwig Frida Marie Timm

    Died 1987; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Showing 3 of 13 records for Timm in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

France7 records

7 records of the Timm 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 Jean-Christian Henri Timm

    Born 1940 in Algeria; died 1997 in Bordeaux (Gironde).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Georgette Anne Marie Timm

    Born 1912 in Le Perreux-sur-Marne (Paris); died 1987 in Le Mans (Sarthe).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 2 of 7 records for Timm in France.

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).

Finland2 records

2 records of the Timm name in Finland
  • Finland's war dead, 1914–1922 1
  • Finland's war dead, 1939–1945 1
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Yrjö Rafael Timm

    Born 1901 in Hanko; bricklayer. Died in 1940 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Helsinki.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Timm in Finland.

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via Sotasurmasampo (CC BY 4.0) · Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Timm name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Timm

    Yorkshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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