Heraldry and the Mimms Surname

Long before computers fixed spellings, Mimms and Mims were used side by side.

What does the surname Mimms mean?

The family name meaning is “From Mimms”, the same as for Mims. Mimms ranked 16,509 in the 2010 US Census, with 1,740 people answering to the name.

Is Mimms the same name as Mims?

The extra “m” in Mimms is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Other spellings include Mimmes.

Does every Mimms family have a crest?

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