Explore the Family Name Simones

The meaning of Simones

1. English (Lincolnshire and Leicestershire) and Scottish (Aberdeenshire): variant of Simmons. 2. Norwegian: habitational name from the farm name Simones in Telemark, an unclear first element + nes ‘headland, promontory’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Simones saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 48469 in the list of common surnames, but by 2010 it had dropped to rank 51830, indicating a negative change of about 6.93%. The number of people with the surname Simones also declined slightly, from 409 in 2000 to 401 in 2010, marking a decrease of approximately 1.96%. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people also decreased by about 6.67% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,469	#51,830	-6.93%
Count	409	401	-1.96%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Simones

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some shifts within the Simones surname group between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White declined modestly from 89.49% to 87.28%, a reduction of around 2.47%. However, there was an increase in those identifying as Hispanic, up from 7.09% in 2000 to 8.73% in 2010, a positive change of approximately 23.13%. By 2010, a small proportion (1.25%) of individuals with the Simones surname identified as Black. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, while the percentage of those reporting as two or more races was at 2.00% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.49%	87.28%	-2.47%
Hispanic	7.09%	8.73%	23.13%
Two or More Races	0%	2%	0%
Black	0%	1.25%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%