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The Nims surname comes from a place name in Silesia near Schweidnitz.
The surname Nims was first found in Silesia, where the name gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society. There is a record of Hans Nymptsch in Glatz, Lower Silesia, in 1494.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Nims research. Another 124 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1699 and 1803 are included under the topic Early Nims History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Nimptsch, Nitsch, Nitsche, Nemptsch, Natsche, Notsch, Nimsh and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early Nims Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
In the United States, the name Nims is the 13,969th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers who traveled to the New World and established themselves along the eastern seaboard of the United States and Canada in the 18th and 19th centuries..