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 55
Living On Own Means 52
Farmer 30
Cook Domestic 29
Dress Maker 29
General Labourer 28
Tailor 28
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 27
General Servant Domestic 25
Tailoress 24
Carpenter 22
Housemaid Domestic 22
Agricultural Labourer 20
School 18
Domestic Servant 15
Bricklayer 14
Laundress Wash 13
Servant Domestic 13
Brick Layer 12
Cabinet Maker 12
House Keeper 12
Dressmaker 11
House Keeper Domestic 11
House Maid Domestic 11
Coal Miner Hewer 11

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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