Last Name YIM

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Strict, severe, stern. Heat, flames.
Origin Chinese, Korean

Rank 5,841 (2000 US census) 9,372 (1990 US census)
Count 5,426 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 3.13%, or 170 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • 92.5%, or 5019 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 3.46%, or 188 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 0.74%, or 40 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Ukrainian middle names

Ukrainian middle names form the same way as Russian ones, except that for girls, the patronymic ending is '-ivna' rather than '-ovna' or '-evna.' Follow the Russian middle names link to get any additional information.

Scottish surnames

Scottish last names divide themselves into two classes: Highland and Lowland.
In very few instances the names were considered before the eleventh century. They became significantly better known only since the thirteen century.
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Russian middle names

As with many things that are 'Russian,' neither child nor his parents has much choice in picking the name. It is purely patronymic and generally predefined at the time when the child is born or even rather conceived. The name is derived from the child's father's first...


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