Where Does the Symms Surname Come From?

Clerks wrote Simms in many ways, and Symms is one that stuck.

Name scholars give the meaning as “Son of Sim / Simon”. The two spellings differ in a small detail: Symms has “y” where Simms has “i”.

Family crest and blazon

There is no single Symms family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Names that sound alike, such as Syms, are easily confused in old records.

Want more than a summary? See the Symms family name pack.