How common is the surname Simmons?

210,182 people in the United States had the surname Simmons in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,469 Americans. It ranked 114th of 162,253 surnames.

How do you pronounce Simmons?

Simmons is /ˈsɪmənz/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Simmons getting more or less common?

More common. 201,650 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 210,182 in 2010, up 4.2%.

Is Simmons also a first name?

Yes. Simmons 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 Simmons

A patronymic surname, carried by 210,182 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈsɪmənz/ 2 syllables Soundex S552

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Simmons is more common than 99.9% of them.

Origin

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

Simmons 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 210,182 people named Simmons in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,469 Americans. That is up 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 201,650.

#114

rank among US surnames

210,182

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+4.2%

change since 2000 (was #103)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#105	Sullivan	220,990	1,397
#106	Bell	220,599	1,400
#107	Coleman	219,070	1,409
#108	Butler	218,847	1,411
#109	Henderson	218,393	1,414
#110	Barnes	218,241	1,415
#111	Gonzales	214,758	1,438

Who is named Simmons

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

58% of people named Simmons identified as white (not Hispanic), 36% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 58%
Black (not Hispanic) 36%
Two or more races 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Simmons

Simmons has the Soundex code S552, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S552.

Questions

How common is the surname Simmons?: 210,182 people in the United States had the surname Simmons in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,469 Americans. It ranked 114th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Simmons?: In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Simmons identified as white (not Hispanic), and 36% as Black (not Hispanic).
How do you pronounce Simmons?: Simmons is /ˈsɪmənz/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Simmons?: Simmons is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Simmons getting more or less common?: More common. 201,650 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 210,182 in 2010, up 4.2%.
What are other spellings of Simmons?: Simmonds and Symonds.
Is Simmons also a first name?: Yes. Simmons 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.