# Samuelson (surname)

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

An English and Ashkenazic Jewish surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name Samuel.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,824 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,532 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 39,461 people |
| Change since 2000 | 0.0% (7,826 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Samuel + -son.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Samuelson 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) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Samuelson in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Samuelson

- Paul Samuelson, American economist (1915–2009)
- Gar Samuelson, American drummer (1958–1999)
- Karlie Samuelson, American basketball player (born 1995)
- Emily Samuelson, American ice dancer
- Don Samuelson, American politician (1913-2000)
- Katie Lou Samuelson, American basketball player (born 1997)
- Ruth Samuelson, American politician

## Similar surnames

Samuels, Snelson, Smalls, Smelser, Schmalz, Schmelzer, Snelgrove, Smolka, Smiles.

## 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.