Samson Surname
Approximately 487,967 people bear this surname
Samson Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Samson' Old English Sampson; Old French Sanson. With the forms Sansom, &c, compare Ransome for Ranson, or the dictionary word random for randon. It has been stated that Sansom stands for some local St.
Read More About This SurnameSamson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 104,522 | 1:507 | 62 |
| Nigeria | 102,960 | 1:1,721 | 228 |
| Philippines | 66,516 | 1:1,522 | 92 |
| Ethiopia | 58,113 | 1:1,679 | 299 |
| Malawi | 22,402 | 1:764 | 55 |
| United States | 15,043 | 1:24,095 | 3,039 |
| France | 13,317 | 1:4,988 | 403 |
| Chad | 12,132 | 1:1,120 | 212 |
| Canada | 10,982 | 1:3,355 | 427 |
| Kenya | 9,317 | 1:4,957 | 698 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8,958 | 1:910 | 29 |
| Madagascar | 5,433 | 1:4,353 | 906 |
| South Africa | 4,896 | 1:11,066 | 1,379 |
| Sudan | 4,760 | 1:7,880 | 1,122 |
| Ghana | 4,087 | 1:6,611 | 898 |
| Rwanda | 4,031 | 1:2,819 | 692 |
| India | 3,061 | 1:250,593 | 14,523 |
| Zimbabwe | 2,945 | 1:5,242 | 525 |
| Romania | 2,777 | 1:7,230 | 955 |
| England | 2,725 | 1:20,447 | 2,898 |
| Haiti | 2,590 | 1:4,125 | 530 |
| Australia | 1,708 | 1:15,805 | 2,231 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,608 | 1:12,941 | 1,861 |
| Poland | 1,318 | 1:28,838 | 4,393 |
| Botswana | 1,235 | 1:1,771 | 157 |
| Germany | 1,231 | 1:65,398 | 8,376 |
| DR Congo | 1,136 | 1:65,035 | 7,666 |
| Scotland | 1,050 | 1:5,099 | 855 |
| Netherlands | 1,044 | 1:16,175 | 2,476 |
| Moldova | 1,017 | 1:3,502 | 487 |
| United Arab Emirates | 974 | 1:9,407 | 1,187 |
| Indonesia | 956 | 1:138,336 | 13,739 |
| Vanuatu | 865 | 1:304 | 43 |
| Togo | 735 | 1:9,861 | 2,446 |
| New Zealand | 619 | 1:7,316 | 1,250 |
| Russia | 611 | 1:235,881 | 25,251 |
| Malaysia | 566 | 1:52,110 | 4,053 |
| Belgium | 530 | 1:21,692 | 3,371 |
| Ukraine | 478 | 1:95,236 | 13,641 |
| Iraq | 472 | 1:74,198 | 2,487 |
| Israel | 455 | 1:18,808 | 2,803 |
| Cameroon | 388 | 1:53,529 | 6,977 |
| Hong Kong | 365 | 1:20,097 | 446 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| Pakistan | 313 | 1:570,747 | 9,288 |
| Suriname | 307 | 1:1,800 | 220 |
| Solomon Islands | 298 | 1:1,946 | 156 |
| Denmark | 297 | 1:19,006 | 1,885 |
| Spain | 295 | 1:158,481 | 11,552 |
| Seychelles | 264 | 1:350 | 70 |
| Mali | 258 | 1:65,771 | 1,556 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Oman | 225 | 1:16,391 | 1,699 |
| Algeria | 218 | 1:177,209 | 21,974 |
| Marshall Islands | 213 | 1:243 | 20 |
| Dominican Republic | 193 | 1:54,057 | 2,726 |
| Liberia | 192 | 1:22,961 | 2,269 |
| Sweden | 189 | 1:52,099 | 4,013 |
| Belarus | 174 | 1:54,604 | 9,294 |
| Uganda | 157 | 1:248,658 | 18,515 |
| Czechia | 140 | 1:75,953 | 12,741 |
| Thailand | 130 | 1:543,372 | 93,529 |
| Benin | 129 | 1:80,121 | 9,489 |
| Switzerland | 122 | 1:67,319 | 8,149 |
| Argentina | 101 | 1:423,202 | 32,207 |
| Turkey | 98 | 1:794,096 | 38,963 |
| Kuwait | 96 | 1:39,591 | 4,718 |
| Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 |
| Wales | 88 | 1:35,165 | 3,495 |
| Brazil | 85 | 1:2,518,522 | 76,509 |
| Ireland | 83 | 1:56,734 | 3,894 |
| Ivory Coast | 82 | 1:281,356 | 10,805 |
| Italy | 74 | 1:826,442 | 64,449 |
| Qatar | 62 | 1:38,032 | 3,887 |
| Slovakia | 62 | 1:86,072 | 16,607 |
| Jersey | 59 | 1:1,681 | 251 |
| Jamaica | 55 | 1:52,181 | 2,997 |
| Saint Lucia | 50 | 1:3,576 | 527 |
| Mozambique | 49 | 1:556,359 | 1,404 |
| Cyprus | 48 | 1:18,435 | 2,076 |
| Norway | 48 | 1:107,131 | 14,344 |
| Croatia | 47 | 1:89,970 | 14,942 |
| Transnistria | 47 | 1:10,100 | 2,028 |
| Aruba | 46 | 1:2,250 | 326 |
| Chile | 44 | 1:400,374 | 10,831 |
| Taiwan | 44 | 1:532,835 | 3,989 |
| Estonia | 42 | 1:31,472 | 5,782 |
| Brunei | 37 | 1:11,317 | 1,397 |
| Angola | 36 | 1:749,700 | 2,649 |
| Austria | 36 | 1:236,540 | 28,356 |
| Cook Islands | 34 | 1:535 | 65 |
| Faroe Islands | 34 | 1:1,441 | 174 |
| Guam | 33 | 1:4,852 | 643 |
| Luxembourg | 33 | 1:17,592 | 3,875 |
| Nauru | 31 | 1:383 | 126 |
| Zambia | 30 | 1:528,331 | 22,995 |
| Lebanon | 28 | 1:201,324 | 8,427 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| China | 26 | 1:52,589,291 | 2,849 |
| Latvia | 26 | 1:78,848 | 11,595 |
| Burundi | 25 | 1:392,194 | 499 |
| Eritrea | 25 | 1:190,076 | 185 |
| Curaçao | 23 | 1:6,837 | 197 |
| Greece | 22 | 1:503,627 | 63,727 |
| Mexico | 20 | 1:6,206,310 | 32,158 |
| Lesotho | 19 | 1:106,977 | 11,319 |
| Saint Martin | 19 | 1:1,850 | 42 |
| Cayman Islands | 13 | 1:4,915 | 636 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Northern Ireland | 12 | 1:153,753 | 8,250 |
| Guinea | 11 | 1:1,075,802 | 1,333 |
| Isle of Man | 11 | 1:7,802 | 1,618 |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 1:1,607,500 | 79,317 |
| Bermuda | 10 | 1:6,528 | 1,005 |
| Japan | 10 | 1:12,784,429 | 45,945 |
| Paraguay | 10 | 1:723,675 | 8,089 |
| South Korea | 10 | 1:5,124,026 | 903 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Ecuador | 9 | 1:1,767,316 | 20,027 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 1:4,019,148 | 21,487 |
| Burkina Faso | 8 | 1:2,294,012 | 16,398 |
| Iceland | 8 | 1:47,511 | 3,734 |
| Cambodia | 7 | 1:2,212,449 | 7,503 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Armenia | 5 | 1:586,036 | 10,281 |
| Mauritius | 5 | 1:258,683 | 8,939 |
| Nepal | 5 | 1:5,696,191 | 13,053 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Micronesia | 4 | 1:26,561 | 731 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 1:1,011,529 | 32,308 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Guyana | 2 | 1:381,110 | 13,532 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 19 | 1:233,151 | 10,389 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,283 | 1:18,999 | 2,731 |
| Scotland | 817 | 1:4,582 | 724 |
| Wales | 25 | 1:62,737 | 3,061 |
| Jersey | 16 | 1:3,243 | 531 |
| Guernsey | 7 | 1:4,665 | 827 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,053 | 1:24,461 | 3,046 |
The alternate forms: Sámson (353), Samsón (2), Samsoń (1), Šamšon (3), Sámšon (1) & Šámšon (12) are calculated separately.
Samson (801,988) may also be a first name.
Samson Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Samson' Old English Sampson; Old French Sanson. With the forms Sansom, &c, compare Ransome for Ranson, or the dictionary word random for randon. It has been stated that Sansom stands for some local St. Anselm (compare Semple for St. Paul, Sampier for St. Pierre). This is without foundation. As a personal name Samson was in very early use. Mr. Freeman has three instances in Index to vol. iv (History Norman Conquest). One was Bishop of Worcester; a second, chaplain to William I; a third, messenger to Matilda. The following entries concern one individual:
Sampson Foliot, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Sanson Foliot, ibid.
Saunsum Foliot, ibid.
Sansum le Rus, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Samson de Baterford, Bedfordshire, ibid.
Sampson de Boxe, Wiltshire, ibid.
'Item, the vi. day of Aprylle, my mastyr made a couvenaunt wyth Saunsain, the tylere, that he schalle perget,' &c.: Accounts of Sir John Howard (A.D. 1467).; Promptorium Parvulorum.)
A well-known monastery near Rouen was built by the Archbishop of Dol, known as St. Sansone or St. Sampson. The personal name lingered long in Cornwall, where so many pre-Reformation favourites died hard.
1559. Married — John Sampson and Elizabeth Clarke, widow: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1582. Baptised — Warne, son of Sampson Morcambe: Reg. St. Columb Major, Cornwall.
1736. Married — Abraham Sampson and Ann Lawton: St. George, Hanover Square.Stolen from Fore bears
1756. — Thomas Younger and Ann Sansum: ibid.
1769. — John Sansom and Elizabeth Bellton: ibid.
1777. — Moses Samson and Mary Best: ibid.
A Biblical name among the Anglo-Saxons and the Normans, from Hebrew Shimshon, in the Vulgate Samson, and in the Septuagint Sampson. A very rare name in Scotland. Samson was the first known bishop of Dunkeld,c. 1150-c. 1178 (Dowden, p. 173). In a document cited in RMS. (II, 1791) his name is spelled Sonsan. Laurence Samson was witness in Lanarkshire, 1513 (Ros, 41), and Nicolas Samson is recorded in Chirnsyde, 1668 (Lauder).
1 Splendid Sun [Hebrew Shimshón] Samsones strencþe, þet slouh a þusund of his fon [foes] al et one time.— Ancren Riwle (‘Luve’) We find both forms of the name in mediæval German literature, e.g. Sampson in Hugo von Montfort’s 14th.cent. ‘Tagelied,’ and Samson in the 12th-cent. ‘Alex-anderlied’ of the Pfaffen Lamprecht.
2 Sam’s Son: v. Samuel.
“Awe-Inspiring” in Hebrew.
(English) The son of Sam, a pet form of Samuel (God hath heard); descendant of Samson (splendid sun).
Not from the Hebrew worthy, but the son of Sam, or Samuel, the P being inserted, as in Thompson, Simpson, Jempson, &c., for strength and euphony.
Samson Demographics
Samson Religious Adherence
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Samson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samson (Arabic: صمصون, Bengali: সামসন, Georgian: სამსონ, Hindi: सैमसन, Marathi: सँमसन, Oriya: ସାମସନ, Russian: Самсон, Tibetan: སམ་སན་) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may appear as a variant: Sámson, Samsón, Samsoń, Šamšon, Sámšon or Šámšon. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samson? popularity and diffusion
Samson is the 1,099th most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 14,935 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Samson live; 36 percent live in East Africa and 23 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Samson is also the 1,173rd most numerous first name worldwide, held by 801,988 people.
The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 104,522 people, or 1 in 507. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mwanza Region, where 13 percent live, Mara Region, where 10 percent live and Geita Region, where 9 percent live. Other than Tanzania it is found in 176 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 21 percent live and The Philippines, where 14 percent live.
Samson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Samson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Samson surname expanded 733 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 212 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 129 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 352 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 437 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Samson Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Congregationalist (37%) in Ireland, Orthodox (73%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus, Christian (99%) in Kenya, Maronite (88%) in Lebanon, Christian (94%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Samson are 4.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.38% being registered with the party.
The amount Samson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 62.36% less than the national average, earning €11,304 per year; in Norway they earn 8% less than the national average, earning 318,409 kr per year; in Peru they earn 44.29% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,800 per year; in South Africa they earn 30.03% less than the national average, earning R 166,272 per year; in United States they earn 10.85% more than the national average, earning $47,832 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.93% less than the national average, earning $43,758 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samson Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samson in the Georgian language | ||
| სამსონ | samson | - |
| Samson in the Hindi language | ||
| सैमसन | saimasana | 84.62 |
| समसोन | samasona | 7.69 |
| सैम्संन | saimsanna | 2.56 |
| शमशान | samasana | 2.56 |
| सैम्सन | saimsana | 2.56 |
| Samson in the Bengali language | ||
| সামসন | samasana | 75 |
| স্যামসন | syamasana | 16.67 |
| সমসন | samasana | 8.33 |
| Samson in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାମସନ | samasana | 54.1 |
| ଶାମସନ | samasana | 9.84 |
| ସାମସନ୍ | samasan | 8.2 |
| ସାମ୍ସନ୍ | samsan | 3.28 |
| ସାମଶନ | samasana | 3.28 |
| ସାମ୍ସନ | samsana | 3.28 |
| ସାମସାନ | samasana | 1.64 |
| ଶାମଶନ | samasana | 1.64 |
| ସମେସାନ | samesana | 1.64 |
| ସାମେସାନ | samesana | 1.64 |
| ଶାମ୍ସନ୍ | samsan | 1.64 |
| ସାମେସନ୍ | samesan | 1.64 |
| ସାସମନ | sasamana | 1.64 |
| ଶାମ୍ସନ | samsana | 1.64 |
| ସାମେଶାନ | samesana | 1.64 |
| Samson in the Tibetan language | ||
| སམ་སན་ | samsen | 50 |
| བསམ་སོན་ | samsön | 50 |
| Samson in the Marathi language | ||
| सँमसन | sammasana | 24.49 |
| समसन | samasana | 18.37 |
| सोन | sona | 12.93 |
| सैमसन | saimasana | 8.84 |
| सामसन | samasana | 6.8 |
| समसोन | samasona | 6.12 |
| शामसन | samasana | 3.4 |
| सामसोन | samasona | 2.04 |
| समसॅन | samasena | 1.36 |
| सामसॅन | samasena | 1.36 |
| संसोन | sansona | 1.36 |
| यामसोन | yamasona | 0.68 |
| शरॉन | sarona | 0.68 |
| समसुन | samasuna | 0.68 |
| समोश | samosa | 0.68 |
| शमासन | samasana | 0.68 |
| सामसॉन | samasona | 0.68 |
| शारोन | sarona | 0.68 |
| समासीन | samasina | 0.68 |
| सॅमसोन | semasona | 0.68 |
| शमसून | samasuna | 0.68 |
| समसण | samasana | 0.68 |
| शामसेन | samasena | 0.68 |
| सॅमसॉन | semasona | 0.68 |
| शमसन | samasana | 0.68 |
| Samson in the Russian language | ||
| Самсон | samson | - |
| Samson in the Arabic language | ||
| صمصون | smswn | - |
| صمسون | smswn | - |
| سمسون | smswn | - |
| سامسون | samswn | - |
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