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 5,371
Agricultural Labourer 602
Labourer 506
Coal Miner 388
Dress Maker 291
Domestic Servant 285
Cotton Weaver 280
General Servant 259
House Keeper 235
Annuitant 180
Farm Servant 147
Servant 140
Tailor 130
Joiner 127
Laundress 124
Farm Labourer 122
Gardener 90
Blacksmith 90
Carpenter 90
Worsted Weaver 88
Stone Mason 83
Miner 79
Butcher 76
General Servant Domestic 75
Charwoman 74

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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