How common is the surname Simo?

1,097 people in the United States had the surname Simo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 281,445 Americans. It ranked 23,238th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Simo getting more or less common?

More common. 868 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,097 in 2010, up 26%.

Is Simo also a first name?

Yes. Simo 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 Simo

A surname, carried by 1,097 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Simo is more common than 85.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,097 people named Simo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 281,445 Americans. That is up 26% since 2000, when the Census counted 868.

#23,238

rank among US surnames

1,097

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+26.4%

change since 2000 (was #26,446)

Who is named Simo

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

48% of people named Simo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 42% as white (not Hispanic) and 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 48%
White (not Hispanic) 42%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.8%
Two or more races 1.0%

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

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Simo

Simo has the Soundex code S500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S500.

Questions

How common is the surname Simo?: 1,097 people in the United States had the surname Simo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 281,445 Americans. It ranked 23,238th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Simo?: In the 2010 Census, 48% of people named Simo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 42% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Simo getting more or less common?: More common. 868 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,097 in 2010, up 26%.
Is Simo also a first name?: Yes. Simo 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.