How common is the surname Simcox?

2,320 people in the United States had the surname Simcox in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,080 Americans. It ranked 13,177th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Simcox?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Simcox identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Simcox getting more or less common?

More common. 2,233 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,320 in 2010, up 3.9%.

Is Simcox also a first name?

Yes. Simcox 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 Simcox

A patronymic surname, carried by 2,320 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S522

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Simcox is more common than 91.9% of them.

Origin

Sim + cock (“a medieval diminutive suffix”) + -s.

Simcox is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,320 people named Simcox in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 133,080 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,233.

#13,177

rank among US surnames

2,320

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.9%

change since 2000 (was #12,703)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,171	Tedeschi	2,321	133,023
#13,177	Kennison	2,320	133,080
#13,184	Landman	2,319	133,137
#13,186	Moraga	2,318	133,195

Who is named Simcox

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

97% of people named Simcox identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

Where does the surname Simcox come from?: Sim + cock (“a medieval diminutive suffix”) + -s.
How common is the surname Simcox?: 2,320 people in the United States had the surname Simcox in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,080 Americans. It ranked 13,177th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Simcox?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Simcox identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
What type of surname is Simcox?: Simcox is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Simcox getting more or less common?: More common. 2,233 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,320 in 2010, up 3.9%.
Is Simcox also a first name?: Yes. Simcox 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.