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
School 4,872
Coal Miner Hewer 405
Private Means 401
Cotton Weaver 329
Farm Labourer 323
Labourer 291
Farmer 274
General Labourer 260
Dressmaker 234
General Servant (domestic) 233
None 216
Clerk 177
Domestic Servant 172
At Home 158
At School 141
Housekeeper 139
House Keeper 124
Joiner 124
Scholar 114
House Painter 110
Shop Assistant 109
Weaver 108
Carter 107
General Servant Domestic 104
Charwoman 103

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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