How common is the surname Simmonds?

4,379 people in the United States had the surname Simmonds in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 70,506 Americans. It ranked 7,591st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Simmonds?

Millicent Simmonds, American actress, followed by Kerry Simmonds.

Where is the surname Simmonds most common?

Wikidata records people named Simmonds in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

Is the surname Simmonds getting more or less common?

More common. 3,777 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,379 in 2010, up 16%.

Is Simmonds also a first name?

Yes. Simmonds 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 Simmonds

A patronymic surname, carried by 4,379 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S553

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Simmonds is more common than 95.3% of them.

Origin

An English patronymic surname from the given name Simon.

Simmonds 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 4,379 people named Simmonds in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 70,506 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,777.

#7,591

rank among US surnames

4,379

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+15.9%

change since 2000 (was #8,084)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,584	Wilfong	4,382	70,458
#7,585	Eidson	4,381	70,474
#7,589	Curcio	4,380	70,490
#7,591	Simmonds	4,379	70,506
#7,593	Sartin	4,377	70,538
#7,595	Claypool	4,376	70,554

Who is named Simmonds

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

62% of people named Simmonds identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 62%
Black (not Hispanic) 29%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.2%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Simmondss

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Millicent Simmonds
American actress, born 2003
Kerry Simmonds
American rower, born 1989
Posy Simmonds
British cartoonist and writer, born 1945
Hayley Simmonds
British bicycle racer, born 1988
Joshua Simmonds
Australian field hockey player, born 1995

Notable Simmondss come mostly from the United States (2), the United Kingdom (2) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Simmonds

Simmonds has the Soundex code S553, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S553.

Questions

How common is the surname Simmonds?: 4,379 people in the United States had the surname Simmonds in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 70,506 Americans. It ranked 7,591st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Simmonds?: In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Simmonds identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Simmonds?: Millicent Simmonds, American actress, followed by Kerry Simmonds.
Where is the surname Simmonds most common?: Wikidata records people named Simmonds in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
What type of surname is Simmonds?: Simmonds is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Simmonds getting more or less common?: More common. 3,777 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,379 in 2010, up 16%.
Is Simmonds also a first name?: Yes. Simmonds 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.