# Samson (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/samson/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 11,123 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,246 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 27,757 people |
| Change since 2000 | +11% (10,053 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Samson in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 63% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 9.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 21% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 3.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Samson in the United States and Dutch Republic.

## People named Samson

- Savanna Samson, American pornographic actress
- Elisabeth Samson, Afro-Surinamese coffee plantation owner
- Peter Samson, American computer programmer
- JD Samson, American musician, producer, songwriter and DJ

## Similar surnames

Sansone, Sansom, Sanson, Swanson, Swenson, Sanjuan, Swinson, Sensenig, Simkins, Swensen, Swanigan, Sanguinetti.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.