Timmins (surname)

Last updated May 26, 2022

Timmins /ˈtɪmɪns/ is a surname which originated in a number of different countries. It is found mainly in Great Britain, Ireland, America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.^[1] In England, the largest concentration of the name exists in the West Midlands; variants of the name include Timmings and Timmons.^[2] An early example of the name can be found in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex (1332) - Richard Tymyng.^[3] In Ireland, it is mainly an anglecisation of the Gaelic surnames Toimín from Leinster and Ó Tiomáin from Ulster.^[4]

Notable people with the surname

Cali Timmins (born 1963), Canadian actress
Charlie Timmins (1922–2010), English footballer
Conor Timmins (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player
Margo Timmins (born 1961), Canadian musician
Michael Timmins (born 1959), Canadian musician
Noah Timmins (1867–1936), Canadian mining pioneer
Peter Timmins (born 1965), Canadian musician
Romy Timmins (born 1989), Australian rules footballer
Sam Timmins (born 1997), New Zealand basketball player
Sammy Timmins (1879–1956), English footballer
Samuel Timmins (1826–1902), English scholar and antiquarian
Shaun Timmins (born 1976), Australian rugby league footballer

Fictional characters

Stingray Timmins, a character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours
"A Little Dinner at Timmins's", a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray

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References

↑ "Timmins One-Name Study". Guild of One-Name Studies.
↑ Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, and Peter McClure (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199677764.
↑ Reaney & Wilson (1997). Oxford Dictionary of English Surnames (3rd Edition), Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780192806635
↑ Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, and Peter McClure (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199677764.

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[1] "Timmins One-Name Study". Guild of One-Name Studies.

[2] Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, and Peter McClure (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199677764.

[3] Reaney & Wilson (1997). Oxford Dictionary of English Surnames (3rd Edition), Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780192806635

[4] Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, and Peter McClure (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199677764.

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