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

Simeone, 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 Simeone surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Simeone in America

Simeone is the 11572nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Simeone surname appeared 2,717 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 Simeone.

We can also compare 2010 data for Simeone 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 Simeone

The surname Simeone is of Italian origin, deriving from the personal name Simone, which is the Italian form of the Latin name Simon. The name Simon is derived from the Hebrew name שִׁמְעוֹן (Shim'on), meaning "he has heard" or "he has listened."

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Simeone can be traced back to the medieval period in Italy. One of the earliest records of the name appears in the Codice Diplomatico Longobardo, a collection of documents from the Lombard period in Italy, dating back to the 8th century.

In the 13th century, the name Simeone was found in several records from the city of Florence, including the Libro di Montaperti, which documented the Guelph-Ghibelline conflict in 1260. During this time, the surname was also associated with the town of Simeone, located in the province of Viterbo, Lazio.

Notable historical figures bearing the surname Simeone include the Italian philosopher and theologian Simeone da Venezia (1286-1344), who was a prominent member of the Franciscan order and wrote extensively on logic and metaphysics.

Another prominent individual was Simeone Lando (1467-1538), a Venetian nobleman and diplomat who served as the ambassador of the Republic of Venice to the Holy Roman Empire and the Ottoman Empire.

In the 16th century, the surname Simeone was also found in the records of the Spanish Inquisition, with several individuals bearing the name being persecuted for their Jewish ancestry or suspected crypto-Judaism.

The name Simeone has been associated with various places and regions throughout Italy, including Sicily, where the town of Simeone is located in the province of Palermo.

Other notable individuals with the surname Simeone include the Italian painter and sculptor Giuseppe Simeone (1820-1892), known for his religious works and portraits, and the Italian football manager Walter Simeone (1946-), who has managed several successful clubs in Italy and Argentina.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Simeone

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

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 Simeone 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 Simeone 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 Simeone was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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