Simonson Surname

38,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,667 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Simonson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Simon,' or Simond with excrescent 'd'. 'Cym, propyr name (Cymund, H. P.), Simon': Promptorium Parvulorum (compare gownd, provincial for gown, ribband and ribbon, Hammond for Hamon, v.

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Simonson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,9631:30,2983,771
Canada8141:45,2655,575
Nigeria2211:801,55135,769
Sweden1651:59,6774,579
New Zealand811:55,9058,836
England691:807,50843,459
Japan651:1,966,83527,587
Australia591:457,55435,515
Wales481:64,4695,713
Israel301:285,25425,178
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
France161:4,151,420237,746
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Finland111:499,70030,478
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Norway71:734,61250,907
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
China21:683,660,78330,601
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominica11:75,891912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8771:26,7553,290

Simonson (44) may also be a first name.

Simonson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Simon,' or Simond with excrescent 'd'. 'Cym, propyr name (Cymund, H. P.), Simon': Promptorium Parvulorum (compare gownd, provincial for gown, ribband and ribbon, Hammond for Hamon, v. Hammon). One of the most popular font-names of the surname period (v. Sim, Simkin, Simcock). Our directories teem with examples. So do the early rolls. No connexion with Sigismund.

'He sit neither with Seint Johan, Symond, ne Jude." - Piers Plowman.

'Awake, Simond, the fend is on me fall.' Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.

John Simond, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas Simond, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John Symondes, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

'Johannes that was seruant of Symond Godewyne of Salthous': Patent Roll, 17 Ric.

Robert Symond von.: Priory of Finchale (Surtees Society).

Marquis Symondesson. Rolls of Parliament.

Alicia relicta Symonys, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johanna Symond, 1379: ibid.

Sir Simond Musgrave, 1582: Nicolson and Burn, History Westmorland and Cumberland.

Symond Puthperker, of Muncke-Coniston, 1640: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

Simond Battie, of Burrow, 1623: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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)

Simon’s Son ), v. Simon.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

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

This name is generally understood to be a derivative of Simon; but it may have come from the Domesday name Simund, which is distinct from Simon. A family of Simmons who have been resident for three centuries and a half at Seaford, co. Sussex, have evidently corrupted their appellative from Seaman; and it has gone through the following phases since the year 1553:-Seman, Seaman, Seamans, Semons, Simons, Simonds, Simmonds, Symonds, Symmonds, and Simmons. The name Seman is of very frequent occurrence in the records of the Cinque Ports, and other places on the Kent and Sussex coast, in the XIII., XIV., and subsequent centuries. It has doubtless had many distinct origins from many an "ancient mariner" of that region. In the year 1294, the ship "De la Bochere," of Winchelsea, was commanded by Benedict Seman, who doubtless obtained his name from his occupation. See Cooper's Winchelsea, p. 55.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A corruption of Simeon or Simon.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Simonson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Simonson (Russian: Симонсон) is found most in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Simonson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simonson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Simonson is the 38,481st most widespread surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 533,222 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Simonson are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Simonson is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly held forename at a global level. It is borne by 44 people.

The last name Simonson is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 11,963 people, or 1 in 30,298. In The United States it is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 16 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Wisconsin, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 45 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Simonson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Simonson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Simonson last name rose 637 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 157 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Simonson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Simonson surname are 36.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.06% being registered with the party.

The amount Simonson earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 25.3% less than the national average, earning 258,529 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.05% more than the national average, earning $44,896 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.45% less than the national average, earning $47,470 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Simonson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Simonson in the Russian language
Симонсонsimonson-

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