Simmonds meaning | Last name Simmonds origin

Variation of Simnel. The finest sort of bread. In Shropshire, the word is still in use to designate a kind of cake. Lambert Simnel, the pretended Earl of Warwick, temp. Henry VII, was a baker's lad, who had been trained for the character by Simon the priest. The surname was doubtless allusive to his trade. King William the Conqueror, at the foundation of Battel Abbey, gave his monks "a memorial of his love in appointing for their daily use, bread fit for the table of a king, which is commonly called simenel, thirty-six ounces by weight, and one fourth more during Lent, that something might remain for charity." That surnames were borrowed from such sources is evidenced by Whitbread, Wastell, etc.; and in the Hundred Rolls we find at Wroxeter a lady called Petronilla Swetedoughe.

This name is generally understood to be a derivative of Simon; but it may have come from the Domesday name Simund, which is distinct from Simon. A family of Simmons who have been resident for three centuries and a half at Seaford, county of Sussex, hare evidently corrupted their appellative from Seanian; and it has gone through the following phases since the year 1573: Seman, Seaman, Seamans, Semons, Simons, Simonds, Simmonds, Symonds, Symmonds, and Simmons. The name Seman is of very frequent occurrence in the records of the Cinque Ports, and other places on the Kent and Sussex coast, in the XIII, XIV, and subsequent centuries. It has doubtless had many distinct origins from many an "ancient mariner" of that region. In the year 1294, the ship "De la Bochere," of Winchelsea, was commanded by Benedict Seman, who doubtless obtained his name from his occupation.

Family name is a variation of the Simmons. The son of Simon or Simeon that means gracious hearing.

Family name is variant of Sammons. Descendant of Solomon meaning "peaceful".

The son of Simon or Simeon that means gracious hearing.

Variation of Symons. The son of Simon or Simeon that means gracious hearing.

The variant of Simmons. This name is generally understood to be a derivative of Simon; but it may have come from the Domesday name Simund, which is distinct from Simon. A family of Simmons who have been resident for three centuries and a half at Seaford, county of Sussex, hare evidently corrupted their appellative from Seanian; and it has gone through the following phases since the year 1573: Seman, Seaman, Seamans, Semons, Simons, Simonds, Simmonds, Symonds, Symmonds, and Simmons. The name Seman is of very frequent occurrence in the records of the Cinque Ports, and other places on the Kent and Sussex coast, in the XIII, XIV, and subsequent centuries. It has doubtless had many distinct origins from many an "ancient mariner" of that region. In the year 1294, the ship "De la Bochere," of Winchelsea, was commanded by Benedict Seman, who doubtless obtained his name from his occupation.

The variant form of Simon. A Christian name of Norman introduction, and formerly of much more frequent use than at present. Itself a surname, it has become the parent of many others, particularly of Sim, Sims, Simes, Simson and Simpson, Simkin and Simpkin, Simpkins, Simpkinson, Simcock, Simcox, Simco, and Simcoe; also of the forms in Y, as Symonds, Symondson, Sympson, Symm, Syms, and Symes, with perhaps Sykes and Sikes, and sometimes of Simond, Simonds, Simmons, and Simmonds.

Simmonds is variant of Symondson. See Simon - A Christian name of Norman introduction, and formerly of much more frequent use than at present. Itself a surname, it has become the parent of many others, particularly of Sim, Sims, Simes, Simson and Simpson, Simkin and Simpkin, Simpkins, Simpkinson, Simcock, Simcox, Simco, and Simcoe; also of the forms in Y, as Symonds, Symondson, Sympson, Symm, Syms, and Symes, with perhaps Sykes and Sikes, and sometimes of Simond, Simonds, Simmons, and Simmonds.