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 6,279
Coal Miner 671
General Labourer 466
Cotton Weaver 399
Agricultural Labourer 368
Living On Own Means 362
Domestic Servant 333
Dress Maker 314
Farmer 298
Labourer 241
Living On Her Own Means 223
General Servant Domestic 218
General Servant 192
House Keeper 160
Farm Servant 149
Joiner 133
Farm Labourer 132
Clerk 127
Blacksmith 124
Grocer 123
Laundress 120
Tailor 114
General Domestic Servant 102
Stone Mason 92
Carter 85

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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