Find out how popular the last name Simeon is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Simeon.

Simeon, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Simeon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Simeon in America

Simeon is the 11653rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Simeon surname appeared 2,690 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Simeon.

We can also compare 2010 data for Simeon to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Simeon

The surname Simeon has its origins in the Hebrew name Shim'on, which means "he has heard" or "he has listened." It is believed to have originated in ancient Israel during biblical times.

The name Simeon first appears in the Book of Genesis as one of the twelve sons of Jacob, the patriarch of the Israelites. Simeon was the second son of Jacob and Leah, and his name was given to one of the twelve tribes of Israel.

In the Middle Ages, the name Simeon was adopted by various European Jewish communities, particularly in France and England. It is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a survey of landowners in England commissioned by William the Conqueror.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Simeon can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Lincolnshire in 1195, where a certain David Simeon is mentioned. Another early reference is found in the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire in 1273, which lists a Walter Simeon.

In the 13th century, a prominent English Jew named Rabbi Simeon of Canterbury became known for his work in translating biblical texts from Hebrew to French. He lived from around 1200 to 1270.

During the Renaissance period, a notable figure with the surname Simeon was Symeon Seth, a Byzantine scholar and philosopher who lived from around 1035 to 1109. He wrote extensively on various subjects, including medicine, philosophy, and theology.

In the 17th century, a French Huguenot named René Simeon immigrated to England and became a prominent figure in the silk trade. He was born in 1600 and died in 1672.

Another notable bearer of the surname Simeon was Charles Simeon, an English evangelical clergyman and promoter of the missionary movement in the Church of England. He lived from 1759 to 1836 and was known for his influential sermons and writings.

In the 19th century, a French nobleman named Joseph Jérôme Siméon held the position of Minister of the Interior under Napoleon Bonaparte. He was born in 1749 and died in 1842.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Simeon

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Simeon.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Simeon was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Simeon has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Simeon was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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