Him is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Him
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

Surname is the variant of the Homes. See Holmes - A holme is defined by Halliwell as 'flat land; a small island; a deposit of soil at the confluence of two waters. Flat grounds near water are called holms.'
"Some call them the holmes, because they lie low,
and are good for nothing but grasse."
,In Scotland a holm means both a small uninhabited island, and a detached or insulated rock in the sea.

Him is variation of the Home. See Hume - An ancient village and fortress in Berwickshire. The Homes or Humes were descended from the famous earls of Dunbar, and through them from Gospatrick, earl of Northumberland, and the Saxon monarchs of England

Hume of which it is an older orthography.

Him is a variant of Hume. Dweller on a river island or plot of land enclosed by a bend in a stream; dweller near a holly tree.

The variation of the Hum. A mispronounciation of Home.

Him is a form of Hume. An ancient village and fortress in Berwickshire. The Homes or Humes were descended from the famous earls of Dunbar, and through them from Gospatrick, earl of Northumberland, and the Saxon monarchs of England.

How popular is Him?

Him is common in Cambodia, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Panama, United States, Egypt, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, France, Morocco, India, Hong Kong, Turkey, Nigeria, United Arab Emirates.

Him is ranked 19560 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Hims grew by 22.46 per cent to 578 since 2000 and ranked 38332 after elevating 4825 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 86.33 76.06
Hispanic or Latino 5.54 6.36
White 3.98 8.69
Others 2.08 5.51
Him is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Cambodia which signifies that it is originated from Cambodia. Around 28059 people have been found who wears Him as their family name. Him is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Him:
215 Cambodia19,561
Countries with thousands of Him:
2,451 Saudi Arabia1,749
Countries with hundreds of Him:
3,389 Malaysia702
637 Panama684
45,239 United States663
11,189 Egypt641
19,543 Indonesia638
6,145 Pakistan619
8,696 Bangladesh541
27,146 France381
15,801 Morocco375
84,601 India281
608 Hong Kong211
25,397 Turkey183
55,913 Nigeria122
7,365 United Arab Emirates113
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
9,304 Venezuela63
3,887 Qatar62
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
63,991 Canada45
43,545 Australia44
5,748 Singapore43
235,280 Thailand36
31,172 Papua New Guinea36
138,859 Philippines35
74,552 England30
4,443 China17
24,295 Niger17
19,343 Iraq16
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
5,799 Sudan9
15,216 Yemen9
405,029 Brazil8
21,385 Ecuador8
50,495 Mexico7
6,145 Luxembourg7
305,602 Germany7
3,090 Vietnam6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

44 years old Louisa Him who was residing in Germany migrated to United States on September 7, 1868 by America put out from Bremen. Thomas Him, aged 29, Anglina Him, aged 39, Laborer Aug. Him, Ida Him, Julius Him, L. Him (24) Miner, 28 years old W. Him, 24 years old Crispin Him, are other Him that migrated to US from Bremen & Southampton, Glasgow, Antwerp and Havre.

Him Namesakes

  • White Man Runs Him, Crow scout serving with George Armstrong Custer's 1876 expedition against the Sioux and Northern Cheyenne that culminated
  • Tse Tak Him, Hong Kong football player

Him Namesakes

  • White Man Runs Him, Crow scout serving with George Armstrong Custer's 1876 expedition against the Sioux and Northern Cheyenne that culminated
  • Tse Tak Him, Hong Kong football player

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