# Simmons (surname)

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

A southern English surname originating as a patronymic, of the given name Simon.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 210,182 |
| US rank (2010) | 114 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 1,469 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.2% (201,650 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈsɪmənz/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Simmonds, Symonds |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Simmons 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) | 58% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |

## Similar surnames

Simons, Sammons, Symons, Siemens, Seamons, Semones, Simonis, Simonson, Simonsen, Simoneaux, Szymanski, Samaniego.

## 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.