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
School 604
Farm Labourer 64
Private Means 37
General Servant (domestic) 35
General Labourer 32
Clerk 31
Labourer 30
Tailor 27
Dressmaker 26
None 26
Farmer 25
Shop Assistant 23
Nil 21
Bricklayer 20
Tailoress 18
Housemaid (domestic) 17
No Occupation 17
Butcher 15
Domestic Servant 15
Assisting In Business 14
At School 14
Scholar 14
Cook (domestic) 12
School Girl 12
Warehouseman 12

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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