Samson Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Samson Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Samson family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 32
General Labourer 22
General Servant Domestic 18
Dress Maker 17
Agricultural Labourer 17
Scholar 16
Cook Domestic 13
Housemaid Domestic 11
Cotton Weaver 9
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 9
Domestic Servant 7
School Teacher 7
At School 7
Carpenter 6
Dock Labourer 6
Dressmaker 6
Shirt Machinist 6
Coal Miner Hewer 6
Farmer 6
Commercial Traveller 5
Own Means 5
Tailoress 5
Draper's Assistant 5
Plasterer 5
Railway Clerk 4

Samson Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Samson 100% 13,422
2 Simson 83% 8,161
3 Sumsion 71% 719
4 Simeson 71% 106

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The surname Samson is the most popular version of all its varients

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