Simonsen Surname

21,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,902 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Simonsen Surname Definition:

SYMONSON: 'son of Symon,' which see. David Simonson, tenant of part of Couper-Grange, 1471 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 159), and Donald Symonson is recorded in Inverness, 1481 (Invernessiana, p. 154). George Symonson appears as a charter witness in Inverness in 1536 (Laing, 403).

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Simonsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark11,1691:50534
Norway6,1761:83362
United States4,8231:75,1528,614
Germany7531:106,91313,213
Faroe Islands5371:9112
Sweden4251:23,1691,892
New Zealand3761:12,0432,097
Australia2911:92,76910,602
Canada2561:143,92814,778
Greenland2041:27658
Brazil1911:1,120,80839,127
England1181:472,18730,747
South Africa941:576,35944,560
Finland531:103,71110,499
Chile521:338,7789,521
Thailand461:1,535,616206,021
France391:1,703,147154,208
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Estonia351:37,7667,217
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Iceland101:38,0092,599
Monaco71:5,295668
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Wales61:515,75523,171
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malta11:430,2723,380
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Dominica11:75,891912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1491:337,03826,036

The alternate forms: Simonsén (4) are calculated separately.

Simonsen (41) may also be a first name.

Simonsen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

SYMONSON: 'son of Symon,' which see. David Simonson, tenant of part of Couper-Grange, 1471 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 159), and Donald Symonson is recorded in Inverness, 1481 (Invernessiana, p. 154). George Symonson appears as a charter witness in Inverness in 1536 (Laing, 403). Symonsoun 1624.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Danish, Swedish, Norwegian) The son of Simon (gracious hearing).

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

Simonsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Simonsen (Russian: Симонсен) is borne by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Simonsén. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simonsen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 21,057th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 281,351 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Simonsen reside; 72 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in Scandinavia. Simonsen is also the 1,590,275th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 41 people.

The last name Simonsen is most widespread in Denmark, where it is held by 11,169 people, or 1 in 505. In Denmark Simonsen is most frequent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 26 percent reside, Central Denmark Region, where 26 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 22 percent reside. Apart from Denmark Simonsen occurs in 64 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Simonsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Simonsen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 3,237 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 2,360 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Simonsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Simonsen last name are 22.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.16% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Simonsen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 1.63% less than the national average, earning 340,441 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 7.96% less than the national average, earning R 218,724 per year; in United States they earn 7.31% more than the national average, earning $46,303 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.88% more than the national average, earning $54,592 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Simonsen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Simonsen in the Russian language
Симонсенsimonsen-

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