Simmons is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Israel, England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Simmons
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland, Israel, England
Meaning:

A form 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.

Form of Sammons. Descendant of Solomon meaning "peaceful".

The son of Simon or Simeon that means gracious hearing.

Surname Simmons is the variant of Symons. The son of Simon or Simeon that means gracious hearing.

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.

Simmons is 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.

Family name is a 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.

How popular is Simmons?

Simmons is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago, Bahamas, South Africa, Wales, Bermuda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Scotland, Fiji, Barbados, Turks and Caicos Islands, France, Panama, Netherlands, Guyana, Jamaica, Ireland, Thailand, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Antigua and Barbuda, Spain, Northern Ireland, Dominican Republic, Brazil, Belize.

Simmons is ranked 1758 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Simmons bearers increased by 4.23 per cent in 2010 US census to 210182 since 2000, the surname slipped by 11 spots and ranked at 114. The last name was found in around 7 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 57.91 60.55
Black 36.15 35.26
Others 2.52 1.74
Hispanic or Latino 2.29 1.5
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.67 0.61
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.47 0.35
Simmons is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Turks and Caicos Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 312085 people have been found who wears Simmons as their family name. Simmons is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Simmons:
104 United States256,250
Countries with ten thousands of Simmons:
289 England24,345
Countries with thousands of Simmons:
363 Australia9,978
676 Canada7,720
453 New Zealand1,525
170 Trinidad and Tobago1,200
Countries with hundreds of Simmons:
93 Bahamas952
7,670 South Africa892
436 Wales770
4 Bermuda727
24 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines720
1,251 Scotland624
254 Fiji503
174 Barbados445
14 Turks and Caicos Islands445
27,675 France374
948 Panama355
9,142 Netherlands317
559 Guyana252
1,187 Jamaica252
2,067 Ireland236
56,687 Thailand215
39,058 Germany185
29,524 Saudi Arabia159
118 Antigua and Barbuda144
19,726 Spain137
1,952 Northern Ireland133
3,650 Dominican Republic131
59,054 Brazil117
679 Belize102
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,289 Sweden98
7,121 Venezuela96
24,192 Japan87
92,852 Philippines87
1,674 Nicaragua81
191 Aruba74
3,146 Singapore73
44,681 Argentina67
210,278 India67
6,926 Kuwait67
6,835 Portugal66
132,197 Russia66
297 United States Virgin Islands61
20,469 Mexico52
7,100 Liberia51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
1,699 Costa Rica48
2,202 Honduras46
404 Grenada44
17,548 Switzerland41
35,739 Belgium37
674 Saint Lucia37
18,822 Norway34
89,453 Italy30
145,253 Nigeria30
11,477 Ghana29
45,504 Malaysia29
780 Jersey25
19,736 Denmark22
1,143 Guam21
435 Cayman Islands20
14,108 Ecuador17
5,142 China14
17,028 Afghanistan12
509 Saint Kitts and Nevis12
781 South Korea12
25,625 United Arab Emirates12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
15,620 Georgia10
741 Gibraltar10
18,838 Colombia9
89,832 Kazakhstan9
26,217 Estonia8
53,030 Hungary8
146,768 Poland7
89,472 Belarus6
561 British Virgin Islands6
62,302 Egypt6
55,922 Qatar6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Henry Simmons worked as farmer and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 36 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Siddons and arrived on March 28, 1846. Phillip Simmons (18) Workman, Eliza Simmons (17), Mary Simmons, aged 18, Andrew Simmons (22) Tinker, 20 years old Fels. Simmons, George Simmons, aged 24, Bessy Simmons, aged 3, Merchant George Simmons, Julia Simmons, and 123 other Simmons around 40.58% of whom were workman while others worked as servant and carpenter, miner, spinster, bonnet maker/ hatter migrated to US from Liverpool, Penzance, Halifax and London.

From Germany

Gertrude Simmons from Wurtemberg aboard the Corinthian from Havre on April 27, 1853. She is registered to be 3 months old when she arrived in New York. Berthe Simmons (1), Ruebin Simmons, aged 5, Saul Simmons, Simon Simmons, aged 35, Theresa Simmons (34), 7 years old Walter Simmons, 19 years old Thomas Simmons, Amalie Simmons, and 10 other Simmons around 60% of whom were laborer migrated to US.

Simmons Namesakes

  • Julian Simmons, Northern Irish continuity announcer and television presenter
  • Roger Simmons, public policy consultant and former politician and diplomat
  • Adelma Simmons, was one of the leading herbal figures in America
  • Allan Simmons, British scrabble expert
  • Wade Simmons, mountain biker from Kamloops, British Columbia
  • Edward E. Simmons, Edward E. Simmons Jr
  • John Simon Gabriel Simmons, British scholar of Slavonics
  • Norman Simmons, DNA research pioneer
  • Franklin Simmons, prominent American sculptor of the nineteenth century
  • Darrin Simmons, coach in American football
  • Floyd Simmons, American athlete and actor
  • Calvin E. Simmons, American symphony orchestra conductor
  • Gustavus Simmons, retired cryptographer and former manager of the applied mathematics Department and Senior Fellow at Sandia National Laboratories
  • Kissy Simmons, American actress
  • George A. Simmons, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Beth A. Simmons, American academic and notable international relations scholar
  • Dan Simmons, American science fiction and horror writer
  • Gene Simmons, Israeli-American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur
  • Richard Simmons, American fitness instructor, actor
  • Jean Simmons, English actress and singer
  • Rob Simmons, American politician and retired U.S. Army Colonel
  • Furnifold McLendel Simmons, Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from March 4
  • Russell Simmons, American entrepreneur, record producer, and author
  • Al Simmons, American baseball player
  • Philip Simmons, American artisan and blacksmith specializing
  • Paul Simmons, American drummer
  • Joseph Simmons, musical artist
  • J. K. Simmons, American actor and voice actor
  • Ron Simmons, American retired professional wrestler and football player
  • Clyde Simmons, Clyde Simmons Jr
  • Bill Simmons, former American sports columnist, analyst, author
  • William Mark Simmons, Wm
  • William Joseph Simmons, founder of the second Ku Klux Klan on Thanksgiving of 1915
  • Ted Simmons, American former professional baseball player and coach
  • Matthew Simmons, prominent figure in the field of peak oil
  • Andrew Simmons, British professional wrestler
  • Lon Simmons, American baseball and football broadcaster
  • Sue Simmons, retired news anchor
  • Ronald Gene Simmons, Ronald Gene Simmons, Sr
  • Matty Simmons, American film and television producer
  • Henry Simmons, Henry Oswald Simmons, Jr
  • Phil Simmons, all-rounder played as an opening batsman
  • Bobby Simmons, American former professional basketball player
  • Curt Simmons, American former left-handed pitcher
  • Christopher Simmons, Canadian-born
  • Ruth Simmons, current President of Prairie View A&M University
  • Kendall Simmons, former American football guard
  • Lionel Simmons, retired American professional basketball player
  • Liesel Pritzker Simmons, American former child actress
  • Sonny Simmons, American jazz musician
  • Brian Simmons, linebacker

Simmons Namesakes

  • Julian Simmons, Northern Irish continuity announcer and television presenter
  • Roger Simmons, public policy consultant and former politician and diplomat
  • Adelma Simmons, was one of the leading herbal figures in America
  • Allan Simmons, British scrabble expert
  • Wade Simmons, mountain biker from Kamloops, British Columbia
  • Edward E. Simmons, Edward E. Simmons Jr
  • John Simon Gabriel Simmons, British scholar of Slavonics
  • Norman Simmons, DNA research pioneer
  • Franklin Simmons, prominent American sculptor of the nineteenth century
  • Darrin Simmons, coach in American football
  • Floyd Simmons, American athlete and actor
  • Calvin E. Simmons, American symphony orchestra conductor
  • Gustavus Simmons, retired cryptographer and former manager of the applied mathematics Department and Senior Fellow at Sandia National Laboratories
  • Kissy Simmons, American actress
  • George A. Simmons, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Beth A. Simmons, American academic and notable international relations scholar
  • Dan Simmons, American science fiction and horror writer
  • Gene Simmons, Israeli-American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur
  • Richard Simmons, American fitness instructor, actor
  • Jean Simmons, English actress and singer
  • Rob Simmons, American politician and retired U.S. Army Colonel
  • Furnifold McLendel Simmons, Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from March 4
  • Russell Simmons, American entrepreneur, record producer, and author
  • Al Simmons, American baseball player
  • Philip Simmons, American artisan and blacksmith specializing
  • Paul Simmons, American drummer
  • Joseph Simmons, musical artist
  • J. K. Simmons, American actor and voice actor
  • Ron Simmons, American retired professional wrestler and football player
  • Clyde Simmons, Clyde Simmons Jr
  • Bill Simmons, former American sports columnist, analyst, author
  • William Mark Simmons, Wm
  • William Joseph Simmons, founder of the second Ku Klux Klan on Thanksgiving of 1915
  • Ted Simmons, American former professional baseball player and coach
  • Matthew Simmons, prominent figure in the field of peak oil
  • Andrew Simmons, British professional wrestler
  • Lon Simmons, American baseball and football broadcaster
  • Sue Simmons, retired news anchor
  • Ronald Gene Simmons, Ronald Gene Simmons, Sr
  • Matty Simmons, American film and television producer
  • Henry Simmons, Henry Oswald Simmons, Jr
  • Phil Simmons, all-rounder played as an opening batsman
  • Bobby Simmons, American former professional basketball player
  • Curt Simmons, American former left-handed pitcher
  • Christopher Simmons, Canadian-born
  • Ruth Simmons, current President of Prairie View A&M University
  • Kendall Simmons, former American football guard
  • Lionel Simmons, retired American professional basketball player
  • Liesel Pritzker Simmons, American former child actress
  • Sonny Simmons, American jazz musician
  • Brian Simmons, linebacker

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