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Dim Family History

Dim Surname Meaning

Burmese (Chin): from a part of a female compound personal name from dim ‘abundant’ or from a homonym meaning ‘to be full’. — Note: Since Chins do not have hereditary surnames this name element was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

Cambodian: written ឌឹម unexplained.

West African (Nigeria): Igbo name from a title of respect traditionally used to address older men and also as a prefix before names of the members of a society of nobles.

Americanized or Germanized form of Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) Dym ‘smoke’.

Slovenian: nickname from dim ‘smoke’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames:

Kim
, Im
, Din
, Lim
, Dam
, Dom
, Rim
, Sim
, Dia
, Diem

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You can see how Dim families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Dim family name was found in the USA, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Dim families were found in Canada in 1911. In 1851 there was 1 Dim family living in Kincardineshire. This was 100% of all the recorded Dim's in Scotland. Kincardineshire had the highest population of Dim families in 1851.

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Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Dim life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1965, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Dim in 1957 was 43, and 87 in 2004.

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