Grims Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

The last name Grims is another written form of Grim, a German family name. The name is generally explained as “Grim, fierce”.

Related forms: Grem and Gram. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. The extra ending in Grims is patronymic: it identified a person as belonging to Grim's family.

Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Grimes.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Grim surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Want more than a summary? See the Grims family name pack.