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![Show Contents]() Tim Surname History
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 England
The ancient Anglo-Saxon surname Tim came from the Old English personal name Tima or the Old German forename Thiemmo. Contrary to some popular theories, Tim is not derived from Timothy, since that name was not introduced in England until after the Restoration. Early Origins of the Tim familyThe surname Tim was first found in Kent where they held a family seat from ancient times before the Conquest in 1066. Early History of the Tim familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tim research. Another 51 words (4 lines of text) covering the year 1620 is included under the topic Early Tim History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Tim Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Tim family name include Timms, Timm, Tymms, Times and others. Early Notables of the Tim familyAnother 28 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Tim Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Tim migration to the United States | + |
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Tim surname or a spelling variation of the name include:
Tim Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Johannes Tim, aged 28, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1743 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Tim (post 1700) | + |
- Tony Tim Henriksen (b. 1973), former Danish footballer
- W. Tim Skalla, American politician, Candidate for Mayor of Niles, Michigan, 2011 2
- Martin Tim Smilay, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for Delegate to Michigan State Constitutional Convention from Wayne County 19th District, 1961 3
- Tim Ostermann (b. 1979), German politician for the state of North Rhine-Westphalla from 2013-2017
- Tim Brant (b. 1949), retired American sportscaster
- Tim Leaton (b. 1983), American assistant editor, editor, and filmmaker of several short films
- Tim McGovern (1955-2024), American visual effects artist who won a Special Achievement Academy Award in the category Best Visual Effects for the film Total Recall
- Tim Rogge (b. 1977), Belgian retired middle-distance runner who competed at the 1997 World Championships
- Tim Steele (1968-2024), American stock car racing driver
- Tim Slatter, British rugby league footballer of the 1980s
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 27) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Tim migration to the United States 
