Simon Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckinghamshire 24
Brecknockshire 3
Carnarvonshire 7
Cambridgeshire 4
Cardiganshire 42
Channel Islands 321
Cheshire 32
Carmarthenshire 117
Cornwall 28
Cumberland 57
Derbyshire 27
Denbighshire 77
Devon 48
Dorset 12
Durham 5
Essex 21
Flintshire 151
Glamorgan 80
Gloucestershire 9
Hampshire 19
Herefordshire 1
Hertfordshire 4
Hunts and Rutland 2
Kent 20
Lancashire 105
Leicestershire 9
Lincolnshire 42
London 129
Middlesex 9
Merionethshire 11
Montgomeryshire 54
Monmouthshire 19
Northumberland 57
Norfolk 17
Northamptonshire 11
Nottinghamshire 9
Oxfordshire 15
Pembrokeshire 11
Shropshire 56
Suffolk 11
Somerset 13
Sussex 12
Staffordshire 13
Warwickshire 13
Wiltshire 11
Worcestershire 33
Yorkshire 75
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Berkshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Radnorshire 0
Surrey 0
Westmorland 0

Simon Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Simon family

Profession Census Frequency
Female Servant 84
Agricultural Labourer 70
Independent 70
Farmer 48
Male Servant 35
Tailor 20
Shoe Maker 19
Dress Maker 17
Collier 14
Labourer 13
Carpenter 11
Smith 8
Blacksmith 7
Pauper 7
Weaver 7
Miner 7
Publican 7
Mason 6
Journeyman 6
Clerk 5
Milliner 5
Lead Miner 5
Independant 4
Servant 4
Hawker 4

Most Frequent Forenames for Simon

Name Census Frequency
John Simon 1,357
Mary Simon 1,283
William Simon 948
Elizabeth Simon 789
Thomas Simon 689
Sarah Simon 567
Jane Simon 445
Ann Simon 436
Margaret Simon 393
George Simon 377
James Simon 369
Robert Simon 323
Joseph Simon 310
Henry Simon 281
Charles Simon 260
David Simon 232
Ellen Simon 202
Annie Simon 192
Hannah Simon 189
Richard Simon 179
Edward Simon 176
Eliza Simon 175
Alice Simon 138
Samuel Simon 134
Martha Simon 129

Simon Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Seaman 50% 19,944
2 Simon 100% 17,945
3 Osman 40% 7,201
4 Simmon 83% 4,648
5 Seamen 50% 733
6 Simeon 83% 677
7 Oseman 50% 652
8 Asman 40% 575
9 Semon 80% 454
10 Seman 60% 376
11 Seamon 67% 356
12 Soman 60% 302
13 Osmon 60% 272
14 Seeman 50% 268
15 Samon 80% 209
16 Samain 50% 120
17 Siman 80% 113
18 Easman 33% 110

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The surname Simon is the 2nd most popular variant of Seaman.

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