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Timmons Family History

Timmons Surname Meaning

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Toimín ‘son of Toimín’ a pet form of Tomás, Gaelic form of Thomas.

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Tiomáin ‘descendant of Tiomán’ a personal name from a diminutive of tiom ‘pliant soft’.

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Tiománaigh (see Timoney).

English: patronymic from a pet form of the personal name Timm.

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


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Where is the Timmons family from?

You can see how Timmons families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Timmons family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Timmons families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 48 Timmons families living in London. This was about 12% of all the recorded Timmons's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Timmons families in 1891.
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What did your Timmons ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Electrical Domestic Duties and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Timmons. 50% of Timmons men worked as an Electrical Domestic Duties and 79% of Timmons women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Timmons were General Labourer and Parlourmaid.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Electrical Domestic Duties
    50%
  • General Labourer
    50%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    79%
  • House Wife
    6%
  • Cook
    3%
  • Parlourmaid
    3%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 4,000 immigration records available for the last name Timmons. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 15,000 military records available for the last name Timmons. For the veterans among your Timmons ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Timmons lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Timmons life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1940, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Timmons in 1940 was 30, and 74 in 2004.

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