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 716
Agricultural Labourer 76
General Labourer 48
Labourer 39
Coal Miner 38
Tailor 33
Farmer 31
Tailoress 29
Living On Own Means 28
Farm Labourer 28
Living On Her Own Means 28
Dress Maker 27
Domestic Servant 26
General Servant 23
Carpenter 17
Fisherman 17
General Servant Domestic 17
Laundress 16
House Keeper 15
Farm Servant 15
Blacksmith 14
Clerk 14
General Domestic Servant 13
Brick Layer 13
Gardener 13

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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