The Simeon surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,690 people carried this name — #11,653 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 109,900 people counted. That is up 39% from 1,938 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Simeon surname
Simeon: a surname.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Simeon» (French), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,737 people named Simeon.
46 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 93 départements, most often Seine-Maritime.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
413 people named Simeon live in Switzerland.
They live in 16 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Graubünden.
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 119 people named Simeon 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 Buenos Aires Province.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 20 people named Simeon 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 Luxembourg Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Simeon,
with a public archive behind them.
-
Harriet Simeon d. 1845
-
Simon Simeon d. 1387
-
Letitia Simeon d. 1917
-
Charlotte Frances Simeon d. 1872
-
Rose Beaumont Eddowes d. 1933
-
Gladys Arkle d. 1983
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Simeon.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Simeon is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.