Kim is a surname with multiple origins.
Kim, sometimes spelt Gim, is the most common family name in Korea.
People with the stage surname Kim include:
Fictional characters with the surname Kim, whether or not any indication is given of ethnic origins, include:
Kim may refer to:
Jin is the Hanyu pinyin transliteration of a number of Chinese surnames. The most common one, Jīn 金, literally means "gold" and is 29th in the list of "Hundred Family Surnames". As of 2006, it is ranked the 64th most common Chinese surname and is sometimes transliterated as Chin.
Hayes is an English language surname. In the United States Census, 1990, Hayes was the 100th most common surname recorded. The oldest record of the surname dates to 1197 in the Eynsham Cartulary of Oxfordshire, where it appears in the form Heise. There are nineteen coats of arms assumed by or granted to individuals with this or a similar surname. Though primarily a surname, "Hayes" sometimes appears as a given name in census records.
Goudie is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Addams is a patronymic surname of English origin from the given name Adam. There are other spellings. Notable people with the surname include:
Foxx is a surname.
Kimberly is a predominantly unisex given name of Old English origin. John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley, a place in Norfolk, England, popularised the name by giving it to a town in South Africa and a region in Australia. The first element, Kimber, reflects various Old English personal names; in the case of the Earldom in Norfolk this first appeared as Chineburlai in 1086 and seems to mean "clearing of a woman called Cyneburg ". The second element is the Old English leah or leigh "meadow, clearing in a woodland".
Chance is a given name and a surname. The given name is of Middle English origin, meaning "good fortune". There are several variants. The surname is of Old French origin, from cheance, also Middle English chea(u)nce. The oldest public record of the surname dates to 1310 in Essex. People with the name Chance include:
Dallas is a surname of Scottish and English origin, as well as a given name. When of Scottish origin the name is a habitational name, derived from Dallas near Forres. This place-name is likely derived from the British dol "meadow" + gwas "dwelling". This name also appears in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. When of English origin the name is a habitational name, derived from the Old English dæl, or Old Norse dalr "valley" + hus "house". An example of such a derivation is Dalehouse in North Yorkshire. The name can also be a topographic name, derived in the same fashion.
Chambers is a common surname of English origin. It usually denoted either a servant who worked in his master's private chambers, or a camararius, a person in charge of an exchequer room. At the time of the British census of 1881, the relative frequency of the surname Chambers was highest in Nottinghamshire, followed by Northamptonshire, Huntingdonshire, Lincolnshire, Bedfordshire, Rutland, Suffolk, Derbyshire, Haddingtonshire and Kent. Related surnames include Chalmers and Chamberlain.
Noakes is a surname of English origin. It means "near the oaks". Notable people with the surname include:
English is an English surname meaning English.
Tola is a given name and surname. The given name is a variant of Toni. Notable people who use this name include the following:
Venkataraghavan is a surname of Indian origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Montalbán or Montalban is a surname of Hispanic origin. Persons bearing the name include:
Sun-woo, also spelled Seon-u, Sŏn-u, or Seon-woo, is a Korean surname and unisex given name. It may also be written without the hyphen after the 'n', particularly when used as a surname.
Appleby is an Old English surname, and combines Apple or Appel, indicating an apple, and the Danish suffix by meaning 'settlement', indicating someone who lived near an apple orchard, or someone who farmed apples. Notable people with the surname include:
Legaspi is a surname, a variant of Spanish Legazpí. Notable people with the surname include:
Kubota is a Japanese surname. In Japanese, it means sunken rice paddy, but is usually written phonetically. Notable people with the surname include:
Danes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: