Simmson Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Simmson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simmson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England41:13,929,515290,718
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Simmson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Simmson is found most in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simmson? popularity and diffusion

Simmson is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Simmson reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Simmson is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States it is primarily found in: Kentucky, where 43 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and Maryland, where 14 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent are found and Russia, where 8 percent are found.

Simmson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Simmson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Simmson surname fell 72 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 56 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Simmson Last Name Statistics demography

Simmson earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53% less than the national average, earning $20,281 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simson928,096/
Simsone86434/
Simsson8642/
Simsion8641/
Simsohn8620/
Saimson8617/
Siemson8611/
Jimmson867/
Shimson866/
Simsoon864/
Simsoun862/
Simmsan861/
Semmson860/
Simmsen860/
Seimson860/
Shimshon80802/
Simsound801/
Hjsimson801/
Seammson800/
Jimson772,422/
Gimson77919/
Simsen77907/
Simsan77619/
Semson77389/
Simsom7733/
Symson7730/
Zimson7716/
Simcon7712/
Cimson775/
Simsun774/
Simsonova7514/
Shimshoon756/
Simsonová755/
Siemsen712,287/
Saimsan71116/
Simchon7162/
Chimson7150/
Simsian7128/
Jaimson7127/
Szimjon719/
Simsang719/
Semsong716/
Gimsong716/
Gimsonn713/
Ziemson711/
Jimsson711/
Saimsen711/
Jeimson711/
Gemmson711/
Giemson711/
Zimsone711/
Saymson711/
Shimsan711/
Shemson711/
Jimsone711/
Semsoun711/
Simsaun711/
Gimsoon711/
Seamson710/
Jemmson710/
Simssan710/
Siemssen67336/
Szymszon6799/
Chaimson6786/
Schimjon677/
Saimshan674/
Simdjong672/
Chimsong672/
Saimsung671/
Dzhimson671/
Sheimsom671/
Siemszen671/
Gitmsone671/
Szemsoun671/
Sheamson670/

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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
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  • 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 Simmson
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