Explore the Family Name Simmerson

The meaning of Simmerson

1. Americanized form of Norwegian (and Danish) Simensen. Compare Simerson 1. 2. English: variant of Summerson, reflecting a northern dialectal change of /u/ to /ɪ/ before a nasal consonant. 3. English: variant of early modern English Simmeson, which was either a shortened form of Simonson or a conservative pronunciation of Simpson. In early modern English, the consonant /r/ was sometimes vocalized in unstressed syllables and absorbed into the preceding vowel. This led to the occasional use of -er- as an altered form of -e- in unstressed syllables.

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How common is the last name Simmerson in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Simmerson' has decreased over time. In 2000, its rank was 114,852 and it slipped to 152,628 by 2010, a decline of 32.89 percent. The count of individuals bearing this surname also declined from 141 in 2000 to 107 in 2010, marking a decrease of 24.11 percent. The proportion per 100,000 people dropped from 0.05 in 2000 to 0.04 in 2010, showing a 20 percent reduction.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#114,852	#152,628	-32.89%
Count	141	107	-24.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.04	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Simmerson

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the Simmersons are predominantly White with 93.62 percent in 2000 decreasing to 91.59 percent in 2010. There was no representation for Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Hispanic, and American Indian and Alaskan Native in both years. Interestingly, there was an emergence of Simmersons identifying as Black in 2010, which was not present in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.62%	91.59%	-2.17%
Black	0%	4.67%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%