The Simonson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,968 people carried this name — #3,965 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 32,900 people counted. That is up 3% from 8,675 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Simonson surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

From Simon + -son.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Simonson» (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 the Nordic population registers

211 people named Simonson are counted in Sweden and Finland.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 141
Finland (2026) 70

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) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

21 Simonson families were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 142 people lived in those households, 6.8 to a family on average. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

New York 19
Pennsylvania 2

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 262 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Simonson in American newspapers,
1896.

Newspaper page from The White Pine News carrying the name Simonson
The White Pine News 1896-11-21
Newspaper page from The White Pine News carrying the name Simonson
The White Pine News 1896-11-14
Newspaper page from The White Pine News carrying the name Simonson
The White Pine News 1896-11-28

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 38,501 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Simonson in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1970s.

2,358 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Simonson. The most, 503, 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 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 734
New South Wales 690
Queensland 634
Western Australia 174
Tasmania 75
South Australia 46
ACT (Canberra) 1

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

Who carried it

People named Simonson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Marÿtje Symonsen 1705–1772
  • David Simonson 1831–1896 · painter
  • David Simonson 1831–1896 · painter
  • Hans Simonson 1845–1939 · politician
  • Albert Simonson 1854–1942 · judge
  • Rosa Cardoze 1862–1944

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Simonson,
in the records of 6 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 States1,717 records

1,717 records of the Simonson name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1,020
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 265
  • Other U.S. records 432
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Owen E. Simonson

    Born 1918 in New York. Enlisted 1941 at Jamaica; plumber from Nassau County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1979, buried at Long Island 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 passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Alma Simonson

    Arrived at New York in 1890 aboard the Friesland from Antwerp, aged 18; laborer. From New York, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Donald Wayne Simonson

    Born 1949; from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1968 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,717 records for Simonson in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia92 records

92 records of the Simonson name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 49
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 23
  • Other Australian records 20
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Kristian Simonson

    Arrived in Victoria in 1884 aboard the Einar Thambarskelver, aged 20; Norwegian.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record George Simonson

    Laborer of Ascot Vale, Victoria; died 1923.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Jemmina M. Simonson

    Of Summer Hill, New South Wales; died 1915.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 92 records for Simonson in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada66 records

66 records of the Simonson name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 41
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 13
  • Other Canadian records 12
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Simon Albert Simonson

    Buried in 1978 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 62.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Gertrude Simonson

    Died 1961 in Glace Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Vernon Le Roy Simonson

    Died in service in 1942.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 66 records for Simonson 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. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Germany7 records

7 records of the Simonson 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 Hermann Simonson

    Born 1889; from Arlewattfeld. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 5 December 1918 (Infantry Regiment No. 362).

    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 Günter Simonson

    From Posen. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 12 December 1914; then reported dead in the list of 20 February 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 204).

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

    From Hamburg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 6 February 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 31).

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

Showing 3 of 7 records for Simonson in Germany.

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).

Netherlands5 records

5 records of the Simonson name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 2
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 2
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Elden Bernard Simonson

    Married in 1945 in Apeldoorn; "scheepsbouwer".

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jan Simonson

    Married in 1594 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Carl Simonson

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born 1873 in Elberfeld.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Simonson in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France2 records

2 records of the Simonson 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 Emma Marthe Simonson

    Born 1909 in Maisons-Laffitte; died 1998 in Le Mesnil-le-Roi (Yvelines).

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

    Born 1898 in Paris; died 1980 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

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).

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