Simmpson Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Simmpson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simmpson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Simmpson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Simmpson is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Simmpson.

How Common Is The Last Name Simmpson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Simmpson is the 11,742,229th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Simmpson is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Simmpson are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England it is most frequent in: Lancashire, where 100 percent live. Barring England it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Simmpson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Simmpson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Simmpson surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Simmpson
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