Semon Surname
Approximately 6,271 people bear this surname
Semon Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Seman'.
John fil. Semanni, 1169: Hodgson's History of Northumberland.
Seman de Reston, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Seman le Carpenter, Suffolk, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameSemon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,170 | 1:167,032 | 16,941 |
| Ethiopia | 1,449 | 1:67,320 | 6,648 |
| Ivory Coast | 585 | 1:39,438 | 2,580 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| France | 296 | 1:224,401 | 34,808 |
| Nigeria | 252 | 1:702,947 | 32,409 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Malaysia | 132 | 1:223,441 | 12,908 |
| Philippines | 130 | 1:778,756 | 75,558 |
| Papua New Guinea | 102 | 1:79,938 | 10,532 |
| Indonesia | 97 | 1:1,363,394 | 93,839 |
| Ukraine | 80 | 1:569,034 | 63,173 |
| Benin | 62 | 1:166,703 | 16,738 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| Switzerland | 28 | 1:293,318 | 23,433 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 23 | 1:1,059,799 | 41,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 348 | 1:144,307 | 13,520 |
The alternate forms: Sémon (39) & Semón (1) are calculated separately.
Semon (5,128) may also be a first name.
Semon Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Seman'.
John fil. Semanni, 1169: Hodgson's History of Northumberland.
Seman de Reston, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Seman le Carpenter, Suffolk, ibid.
Seman Eche, Suffolk, ibid.
Herveus Seman, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Robert fil. Seman, Suffolk, ibid.
Seaman le Baylif. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.
Seaman Champane. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.
Seman le Collar, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Robertus Saymon, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Semanns Joye: Pardons Roll, Richard II. Anno II, 1387-8.
1795. Married — Charles Button and Susan Seaman: St. George, Hanover Square.
1 = Seaman, q.v.
(occasionally) 2 for Simon, q.v.
In Sussex and Kent, and probably in other counties, this name has been corrupted into Simmons. See Simmons. In the Domesday of Surrey there is a Seman, who held lands before the making of that record. Anglo-Saxon Sae-mann, a sailor.
A sailor, one who follows the sea.
From the French, Sement; a personal name.
Seaman was the name of a Mendlesham yeoman in 1557 (H.).
Semon Demographics
Semon Political Affiliation
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Semon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Semon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Semon (Hindi: सेमोन, Marathi: सेमन, Oriya: େସମନ୍, Russian: Семон, Tibetan: སེ་མན་) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Sémon or Semón. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Semon? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 77,965th most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,162,103 people. Semon occurs mostly in Africa, where 39 percent of Semon live; 35 percent live in North America and 35 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 94,706th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 5,128 people.
The last name Semon is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 2,170 people, or 1 in 167,032. In The United States Semon is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 9 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 53 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 23 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 9 percent reside.
Semon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Semon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Semon surname grew 624 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 170 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Semon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Semon last name is primarily Presbyterian (57%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Semon surname are 36.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 89.59% registered with the political party.
The amount Semon earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.32% more than the national average, earning $47,169 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.97% less than the national average, earning $46,718 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Semon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Semon in the Oriya language | ||
| େସମନ୍ | esaman | - |
| Semon in the Tibetan language | ||
| སེ་མན་ | sémen | 50 |
| སི་མོན་ | simön | 50 |
| Semon in the Hindi language | ||
| सेमोन | semona | 40 |
| सेमों | semom | 40 |
| सीमोन | simona | 20 |
| Semon in the Marathi language | ||
| सेमन | semana | 40 |
| सेमोन | semona | 20 |
| सेमॉन | semona | 20 |
| िसमोन | isamona | 20 |
| Semon in the Russian language | ||
| Семон | semon | - |
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