Sympson Surname

604,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 513 people bear this surname

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

Sympson Surname Definition:

The personal name of the Frasers of Lovat. In Gaelic with 'Mac' prefixed, Mac Shimidh, it is pronounced Macktmmie, which see. See also under Symon.

Sympson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4501:805,46462,023
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
England161:3,482,379114,324
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1991:252,35520,860

Sympson (92) may also be a first name.

Sympson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The personal name of the Frasers of Lovat. In Gaelic with 'Mac' prefixed, Mac Shimidh, it is pronounced Macktmmie, which see. See also under Symon.

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

= Simpson, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A Christian name of Norman introduction, and formerly of much more frequent use than at present. Itself a surname, it has become the parent of many others, particularly of Sim, Sims, Simes, Simson and Simpson, Simkin and Simpkin, Simpkins, Simpkinson, Simcoek, Simcox, Simco, and Simcoe; also of the forms in Y, as Symonds, Symondson, Sympson, Symm, Syms, and Symes, with perhaps Sykes and Sikes, and sometimes of Simond, Simonds, Simmons, and Simmonds.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Sympson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sympson (Russian: Сымпсон) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sympson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 604,614th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 14,205,743 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Sympson live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 992,070th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 92 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 450 people, or 1 in 805,464. In The United States Sympson is most numerous in: Kentucky, where 13 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Texas, where 10 percent live. Barring The United States this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 4 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Sympson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sympson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sympson last name rose 226 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 64 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sympson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sympson surname are 21.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.6% being registered with the party.

Sympson earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.4% more than the national average, earning $43,321 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sympson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sympson in the Russian language
Сымпсонsympson-

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Sympson Reference & Research

Simpson DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Simpson FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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