Simpson Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Simpson Name Meaning: Of Scottish origin, meaning ‘son of Simme’. Simme was possibly a variation of the Greek name Simon deriving from the Hebrew name Shim’on which means ‘listening’.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Simpson Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Simpson family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 3,209
Agricultural Labourer 640
House Servant 466
At Home 366
Labourer 296
Coal Miner 277
Dress Maker 236
Farm Labourer 210
Servant 200
Annuitant 158
House Keeper 136
General Servant 127
Pauper 118
Scholar At Home 115
Farm Servant 110
Tailor 110
Wool Comber 103
Shoe Maker 86
Ag Lab 83
Joiner 82
Laundress 80
Carpenter 78
Farmer 77
Butcher 68
Stone Mason 67

Simpson Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Simpson 100% 284,268
2 Sampson 86% 44,596
3 Sempson 86% 669
4 Sympson 86% 419
5 Sompson 86% 266
6 Smipson 71% 225
7 Sumpson 86% 225

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The surname Simpson is the most popular version of all its varients

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