McKim
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English
Etymology
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Shim (“son of Sim”), a pet form of the personal name Simon.
Proper noun
McKim (countable and uncountable, plural McKims)
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- An unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McKim is the 8669th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3790 individuals. McKim is most common among White (92.11%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McKim”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 557.