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

The Simon surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 74,839 people carried this name — #383 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 3,600 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 41,652 people named Simon.

1,218 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 105 départements, most often Paris.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 1,218
Paris 3,288
Finistère 1,784
Ille-et-Vilaine 1,721
Seine-Maritime 1,605
Meurthe-et-Moselle 1,341
Manche 1,201
Côtes-d’Armor 1,178
Morbihan 1,127

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

In Belgium’s population register

At least 7,024 people named Simon 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 Liège.

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Where they live today

Liège 1,676
Hainaut 1,563
Namur 1,272
Luxembourg Province 846
Brussels-Capital 598
Walloon Brabant 447
Flemish Brabant 249
East Flanders 147

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

2,745 people named Simon live in Switzerland.

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

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Where they live today

Vaud 426
Bern 404
Zurich 333
Aargau 167
Basel-Landschaft 165
Thurgau 149
Fribourg 123
Geneva 123

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 Poland’s population register

912 people named Simon have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 1,448 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 15 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.

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Where they live today

Silesian 274
Greater Poland 164
Opole 117
Pomeranian 93
Lower Silesian 61
Lesser Poland 50
Masovian 38
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 38

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In print

Simon in American newspapers,
1875–1944.

Newspaper page from Vermont Farmer carrying the name Simon
Vermont Farmer 1875-05-07
Newspaper page from Northern Wisconsin Advertiser carrying the name Simon
Northern Wisconsin Advertiser 1900-11-01
Newspaper page from Ladysmith News-Budget carrying the name Simon
Ladysmith News-Budget 1920-01-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,178,004 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Simon,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Antal Simon
    Antal Simon 1772–1808 · priest
  • Carl Alexander Simon
    Carl Alexander Simon 1805–1852 · writer
  • Jukundián Simon
    Jukundián Simon 1813–1894 · composer
  • Ludwig Simon
    Ludwig Simon 1819–1872 · lawyer
  • Marie Simon
    Marie Simon 1824–1877 · military personnel

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 149 lives in all are documented under this name.

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