How common is the surname Samson?

11,123 people in the United States had the surname Samson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,757 Americans. It ranked 3,246th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Samson?

In the 2010 Census, 63% of people named Samson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Samson?

Savanna Samson, American pornographic actress, followed by Elisabeth Samson.

Where is the surname Samson most common?

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

Is the surname Samson getting more or less common?

More common. 10,053 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,123 in 2010, up 11%.

Is Samson also a first name?

Yes. Samson is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Samson

A surname, carried by 11,123 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S525 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Samson is more common than 98% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 11,123 people named Samson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,757 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,053.

#3,246

rank among US surnames

11,123

people in 2010

3.8

per 100,000 Americans

+10.6%

change since 2000 (was #3,265)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,237	Camarena	11,154	27,680
#3,238	Moe	11,150	27,690
#3,239	Herzog	11,146	27,700
#3,240	Kiefer	11,141	27,713
#3,241	Ayres	11,139	27,718
#3,243	Amin	11,137	27,723
#3,244	Warden	11,135	27,727

Who is named Samson

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

63% of people named Samson identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 9.0% as Black (not Hispanic).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Samsons

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Savanna Samson
American pornographic actress, born 1967
Elisabeth Samson
Afro-Surinamese coffee plantation owner, 1715–1771
Peter Samson
American computer programmer, born 1941
JD Samson
American musician, producer, songwriter and DJ, born 1978

Notable Samsons come mostly from the United States (3) and Dutch Republic (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Samson

Samson has the Soundex code S525, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S525.

Questions

How common is the surname Samson?: 11,123 people in the United States had the surname Samson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,757 Americans. It ranked 3,246th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Samson?: In the 2010 Census, 63% of people named Samson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Samson?: Savanna Samson, American pornographic actress, followed by Elisabeth Samson.
Where is the surname Samson most common?: Wikidata records people named Samson in the United States and Dutch Republic.
Is the surname Samson getting more or less common?: More common. 10,053 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,123 in 2010, up 11%.
Is Samson also a first name?: Yes. Samson is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.