Simons Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Simons Name Meaning: This derives from the given personal name 'Simon',known in the 'New Testament' as the 'apostle'.

The apostle 'Simon' was also known as 'peter' the name given to him by Jesus.A name also very common in the christian world.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Simons Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Simons family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 558
Agricultural Labourer 130
Labourer 53
Dress Maker 36
General Servant 34
Domestic Servant 23
Tailor 22
Annuitant 22
Servant 21
No Occupation 16
Carpenter 16
Farm Labourer 16
House Keeper 16
General Servant Domestic 15
Laundress 15
Lace Maker 14
Fisherman 14
Shoe Maker 14
Farm Servant 13
Tailoress 11
Cook 10
Farmer 10
Groom 10
Butcher 9
Ag Lab 9

Simons Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Simmons 86% 89,127
2 Simons 100% 30,412
3 Seamans 57% 831
4 Seamons 71% 498
5 Semons 83% 219
6 Samons 83% 197
7 Simins 83% 120
8 Simeons 86% 112

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The surname Simons is the 2nd most popular variant of Simmons.

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