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 7,755
Coal Miner 599
Agricultural Labourer 545
Dress Maker 349
Domestic Servant 334
Cotton Weaver 333
General Labourer 310
Labourer 284
General Servant 245
House Keeper 182
Annuitant 174
Joiner 168
General Servant Domestic 147
Farm Labourer 146
Laundress 140
Tailor 120
Farm Servant Indoor 120
No Occupation 104
Butcher 102
Charwoman 97
Worsted Weaver 93
Stone Mason 90
Grocer 87
Farmers Son 86
Painter 81

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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