The Samson surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,123 people carried this name — #3,246 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 26,500 people counted. That is up 11% from 10,053 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 5,586 people named Samson.
82 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 97 départements, most often Morbihan.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
985 people named Samson have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 1,199 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 353 people named Samson live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in East Flanders.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
159 people named Samson live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 65 people named Samson live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Tucumán.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
210 people named Samson is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Samson in American newspapers,
1915.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 129,962 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Samson,
with a public archive behind them.
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Barthélemy Samson d. 1782 · silversmith
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Maysel Penfold Samson d. 1966 · botanical collector
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Alice Mary Legge d. 1914
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Elder Wilse Samson d. 1960
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Mary Ann Samson d. 1803
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Bernhardin Samson 1450–1519 · Catholic priest
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Samson.
- Sampaio 709 · U.S. census
- Samper 409 · U.S. census
- Sampere 109 · U.S. census
- Sampieri 196 · U.S. census
- Sampietro 158 · U.S. census
- Sampson 39,277 · U.S. census
- Samuel 23,125 · U.S. census
- Samy 354 · U.S. census
- Samyn 167 · U.S. census
- San 2,732 · U.S. census
- Sana 596 · U.S. census
- Sananikone 369 · U.S. census
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