Symons Surname
Approximately 20,646 people bear this surname
Symons 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.
Read More About This SurnameSymons Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 5,518 | 1:4,892 | 712 |
| England | 5,125 | 1:10,872 | 1,603 |
| United States | 4,255 | 1:85,184 | 9,638 |
| South Africa | 1,424 | 1:38,046 | 4,881 |
| Belgium | 1,332 | 1:8,631 | 1,213 |
| Canada | 1,233 | 1:29,883 | 3,913 |
| New Zealand | 546 | 1:8,294 | 1,412 |
| Wales | 355 | 1:8,717 | 965 |
| Scotland | 155 | 1:34,541 | 3,395 |
| Netherlands | 115 | 1:146,845 | 22,164 |
| Germany | 83 | 1:969,945 | 67,438 |
| Israel | 54 | 1:158,475 | 16,422 |
| France | 53 | 1:1,253,259 | 128,888 |
| Bermuda | 51 | 1:1,280 | 202 |
| Jersey | 51 | 1:1,945 | 315 |
| Spain | 38 | 1:1,230,317 | 41,658 |
| Guernsey | 37 | 1:1,742 | 400 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Jamaica | 20 | 1:143,497 | 5,007 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 47 | 1:94,252 | 6,181 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,846 | 1:6,338 | 973 |
| Wales | 120 | 1:13,070 | 778 |
| Scotland | 107 | 1:34,983 | 2,812 |
| Jersey | 31 | 1:1,674 | 277 |
| Guernsey | 11 | 1:2,969 | 521 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 562 | 1:89,357 | 9,234 |
Symons (30) may also be a first name.
Symons 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.
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Simon.' The 'd' is excrescent.
'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).
=Simonds, Simons, q.v.
(English) The son of Simon or Simeon (gracious hearing).
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.
A corruption of Simeon or Simon.
From McSim-een, Little Simon's Son'.
'Dermot MacSimon slain, ' a.d. 1366. Fraser, Lord Lovat, who was born in 1666, was called MacShimidh Baldu, 'the black-spotted son of Simon', from a black spot on his upper lip.
Symons Demographics
Symons Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Symons Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Symons Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Symons is held by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Symons? popularity and diffusion
The surname Symons is the 26,070th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 352,976 people. Symons occurs predominantly in Europe, where 36 percent of Symons live; 29 percent live in Australasia and 29 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 1,911,214th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 30 people.
This last name is most numerous in Australia, where it is carried by 5,518 people, or 1 in 4,892. In Australia Symons is primarily found in: Victoria, where 42 percent reside, New South Wales, where 24 percent reside and Queensland, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Australia this surname exists in 62 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 21 percent reside.
Symons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Symons has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Symons last name expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 757 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 296 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 145 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Symons Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (57%) in Ireland.
In The United States Symons are 7.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.25% registered with the political party.
The amount Symons earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.14% more than the national average, earning R 337,788 per year; in United States they earn 8.23% more than the national average, earning $46,702 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.11% more than the national average, earning $53,216 CAD per year.
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