Simoes surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Simoes surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 1,866 people carried this name — #14,622 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 144,900 people counted.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

1,255 people named Simoes live in Switzerland.

They live in 20 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Vaud 256
Geneva 215
Valais 173
Zurich 134
Fribourg 106
Neuchâtel 63
Bern 58
Graubünden 45

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 334 people named Simoes.

Most of them — 202 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 44 départements, most often Seine-Maritime.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 202
Seine-Maritime 13
Paris 9
Gironde 8
Yvelines 6
Marne 5
Essonne 5
Var 5
Aisne 5

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

In print

Simoes in American newspapers,
1903–1961.

Newspaper page from The Pacific Commercial Advertiser carrying the name Simoes
The Pacific Commercial Advertiser 1903-05-19
Newspaper page from The Hawaiian Star carrying the name Simoes
The Hawaiian Star 1910-10-05
Newspaper page from Brownsville Herald carrying the name Simoes
Brownsville Herald 1926-11-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 875 pages in all carry the name.

When the index is not enough

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