as a Last Name
- 3,312
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Shim
Meaning & Origins
Korean: there is only one Chinese character for the surname Shim. Some sources indicate that there are 63 different Shim clans, but only six can be documented. Each of these clans claims a different founding ancestor. The founding ancestor of at least one of them, the P’ungsan Shim clan, originated in China. Most of the other Shim clans came into being during the Koryŏ period (918–1392). Members of the Shim clans can be found throughout the Korean peninsula.
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- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 3,312
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Hawaii
- has the most people named Shim per capita
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