Symmonds Surname

250,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Symmonds Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Simon.' The 'd' is excrescent.

Symmonds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7831:462,91139,479
England4631:120,34112,187
South Africa931:582,55644,854
Wales781:39,6733,883
Canada491:751,95159,756
Australia461:586,86342,409
Barbados441:6,533641
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1811:134,67112,361
Wales391:40,2162,129
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

Symmonds 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.' The 'd' is excrescent.

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

'son of Symon,' which see. Andreas filius Simonis and Jacobus filius Simonis in Paert (Perth) in reign of William the Lion (Scon, p. 29). William filius Symon, witness, 1178 (RAA. I, 2), Walterus filius Symon is, tenant in vill de Moffat, 1376 (RHM., , p. lxii), and Henry Symonis, witness in 1499 (Cawdor, p. 101). Mr. Andrew Symonis, vicar of Abirdene, was admitted burgess of the town in 1479 (NSCM., I, p. 2).

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

=Simmonds, Simmons, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Symmonds Last Name Facts

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

The surname Symmonds has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Symmonds.

How Common Is The Last Name Symmonds? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 250,395th most common surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,600,723 people. The last name Symmonds occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Symmonds reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 783 people, or 1 in 462,911. In The United States Symmonds is most frequent in: Iowa, where 12 percent are found, Illinois, where 12 percent are found and Missouri, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States it exists in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.

Symmonds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Symmonds has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Symmonds last name rose 1,119 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 256 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Symmonds Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Symmonds last name are 9.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Symmonds earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.7% more than the national average, earning R 408,036 per year; in United States they earn 5.3% less than the national average, earning $40,862 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.47% less than the national average, earning $42,493 CAD per year.

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