Sammons Surname

40,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,096 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Sammons Surname Definition:

V. Salmons.

Sammons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,0301:32,8614,101
England1,1961:46,5875,860
Australia2131:126,74013,853
South Africa1761:307,82829,442
New Zealand1741:26,0254,563
Canada1591:231,73322,208
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Philippines261:3,893,778155,597
Wales191:162,87011,152
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
France31:22,140,907385,998
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4491:54,2886,497
Wales101:156,8426,008
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4651:34,2794,100

Sammons (27) may also be a first name.

Sammons Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Salmons.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Solomon (peaceful).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Sammons Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sammons Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sammons occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sammons? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 40,068th most common family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 556,471 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Sammons reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 27 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 11,030 people, or 1 in 32,861. In The United States Sammons is most prevalent in: Texas, where 9 percent live, Georgia, where 8 percent live and Kentucky, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Sammons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sammons has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 753 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 266 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 190 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sammons Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sammons last name are 19.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.05% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sammons earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.29% more than the national average, earning R 364,284 per year; in United States they earn 2.81% less than the national average, earning $41,935 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.28% more than the national average, earning $52,802 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scammons936/
Shammons931/
Sammonss931/
Saymmons930/
Seammons930/
Samons921,174/
Seamons861,843/
Semmons86161/
Sommons8694/
Cammons8672/
Sammans8641/
Saimons8633/
Saymons8620/
Samoens868/
Sammoms867/
Siamons866/
Scamons865/
Samoons862/
Samonse861/
Zammons861/
Jammons860/
Sanmons860/
Saaimons8015/
Saaymons804/
Seameons802/
Shamamns801/
Scammans801/
Siemmons801/
Shemmons801/
Shammans801/
Saymoens800/
Seammans800/
Siommons800/
Semons77335/
Camons77236/
Samans77130/
Samams7717/
Jamons774/
Somons771/
Samoms771/
Seamans713,027/
Commons712,962/
Siemons712,444/
Cammans71222/
Samanns71146/
Scamans7177/
Saimans7167/
Sanmans7150/
Seymons7142/
Caumons7138/
Caimons7134/
Seimons7129/
Scemons7116/
Samanse7116/
Semonsz713/
Zemmons712/
Jammans712/
Semoins712/
Saumans711/
Saymans711/
Shamonz711/
Siomons711/
Jaimons711/
Soumons711/
Semonns710/
Siamans710/
Cemmons710/
Sommans710/
Semmans710/
Seemons710/
Saaimans67143/
Shemmans67139/
Seymoens6774/
Saaymans6770/
Shamanse672/
Sanmanns672/
Samhonje671/
Shamamsh671/
Seijmons671/
Shammams671/
Samanshe671/
Cammanns671/
Chamoins671/
Commonss670/
Saasmans670/
Siemoons670/

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Footnotes

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