The Simmonds surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,379 people carried this name — #7,591 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 67,600 people counted. That is up 16% from 3,777 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Simmonds surname

An English patronymic surname from the given name Simon.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Simmonds» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Simon’.

An early record he cites: John Simond, Oxfordshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Simon, Simmonds, Simmons, Simonds, Simons and Simonson.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 692 · public domain.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 25 people named Simmonds.

Most of them — 13 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Somme.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 13
Somme 6
Paris 2
Yvelines 2
Nord 1
Pas-de-Calais 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

21 people named Simmonds live in Switzerland.

They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Lucerne.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Lucerne 7
Zurich 6
Geneva 5
Bern 3

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 the Nordic population registers

20 people named Simmonds is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 20

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).

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Simmonds was found among the farmers of 10 counties.

It was most frequent in Sussex: 36 in every 10,000 farmers there — about 1 in 278. Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent. His list gives one count for the spellings Simmons and Simmonds.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Sussex 36
Cornwall 30
Oxfordshire 26
Berkshire 25
Buckinghamshire 20
Hampshire 17
Essex 13
Hertfordshire 10

And 2 more counties.

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In Scotland’s registers today

Simmonds was recorded 13 times in Scotland’s registers of births, marriages and deaths in 2025.

That made it the 1564th most common name in those registers, shared with others on the same count. Each birth counts the child’s surname, each marriage both partners’ and each death the surname of the person who died — a yearly count of registrations, not of the people who live in Scotland.

National Records of Scotland, «Most Common Surnames, 2025» (published 26 May 2026): every surname recorded 10 or more times in the 2025 registers, and the series from 1975 · different spellings are counted separately — © Crown copyright 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

In print

Simmonds in American newspapers,
1906–1907.

Newspaper page from The Denison Review carrying the name Simmonds
The Denison Review 1906-10-25
Newspaper page from Rock Island Argus carrying the name Simmonds
Rock Island Argus 1907-01-15
Newspaper page from Twice-a-week Plain Dealer carrying the name Simmonds
Twice-a-week Plain Dealer 1907-02-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 15,607 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Simmonds in Australian newspapers,
1820s–2000s.

35,947 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Simmonds. The most, 5,633, date from the 1930s. Victoria has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Queensland, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 10,728
Queensland 9,192
New South Wales 9,007
Western Australia 2,505
Tasmania 2,341
South Australia 1,937
ACT (Canberra) 163
Northern Territory 35

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Simmonds.

Who carried it

People named Simmonds,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Daniel Simmonds d. 1860
  • Lynda May Simmonds d. 1981
  • Anne Simmonds 1776–1821
  • Peter Simmonds 1814–1897 · botanist
  • Julius Simmonds 1843–1924 · painter
  • Joseph Henry Simmonds 1845–1936 · botanist

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Simmonds,
in the records of 8 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States652 records

652 records of the Simmonds name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 175
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 152
  • Other U.S. records 325
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John J. Simmonds

    Born 1919 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at New York City; clerks in trade from Kings County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Irving G. Simmonds

    Born 1907 in California. Enlisted 1942 at Los Angeles; construction worker from Kern County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Riverside National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Bridget F. Simmonds

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the City of New York from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 34; housekeeper. From Wegmouth, Ireland; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 652 records for Simmonds in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia1,608 records

1,608 records of the Simmonds name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 809
  • Tasmanian Names Index 324
  • Other Australian records 475
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Jacob Simmonds

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Enchantress, sailing from Portsmouth in 1833. Native of Spitalfields, Middlesex. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1838.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Mary Ann Simmonds

    Born 1842 in Hobart, Tasmania. Married 1862 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 20.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Simmonds

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Persian, aged 31; Scottish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 1,608 records for Simmonds in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada239 records

239 records of the Simmonds name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 175
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 21
  • Other Canadian records 43
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ambrose Joseph Simmonds

    Killed in the Halifax Explosion of 1917, aged 40; buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Halifax.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ava Noreen Simmonds

    Buried in 1981 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 31.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Alf Simmonds

    Came to Ontario in 1873 aboard the Scotland, bound for St Catharines, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.

Showing 3 of 239 records for Simmonds in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

United Kingdom97 records

97 records of the Simmonds name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 65
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 31
  • Welsh wills index cards 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Jane Simmonds

    Buried in 1826 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 73.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Fredrick Simmonds

    Will proved in 1938; of Llanelly.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record C. T. Simmonds

    Rifle Brigade. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 97 records for Simmonds in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand39 records

39 records of the Simmonds name in New Zealand
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 17
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 11
  • Other New Zealand records 11
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Albert William Simmonds

    Died 1982, aged 63; buried at Fairhall Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ivy Annie Simmonds

    Buried in 1943 at Totara Memorial Park Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 62.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record James Paul Simmonds

    Died 1967, aged 65; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 39 records for Simmonds in New Zealand.

Counts: Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0) · Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0) · Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France8 records

8 records of the Simmonds name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Madeleine Leonie Julie Simmonds

    Born 1893 in Saint-Cloud (Yvelines); died 1983 in Étampes (Essonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Edwin Simmonds

    Born 1925 in Great Britain; died 2000 in Cahors (Lot).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 2 of 8 records for Simmonds in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Simmonds name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Thomas Stephen Simmonds

    In the population register of Bopeef Brick Gard St Leonard; born 1871 in Bopeef Brick Gard St Leonard.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Breda (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Simmonds in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Germany2 records

2 records of the Simmonds name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Siegfried Simmonds

    From Hamburg. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 6 May 1916; then listed as returned from captivity in the list of 2 August 1918 (Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 11).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Gerhard Simmonds

    From Hamburg. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 29 September 1915.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Other spellings of this name

The same name, spelled another way.

Spellings that H. B. Guppy (England and Wales, 1890) or the Registrar-General for Ireland (births index of 1890) counted as one name together with Simmonds.

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Simmonds.

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