How common is the surname Simonds?

5,284 people in the United States had the surname Simonds in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,430 Americans. It ranked 6,429th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Simonds getting more or less common?

More common. 4,779 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,284 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname Simonds

A surname, carried by 5,284 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). Simonds is more common than 96% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,284 people named Simonds in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 58,430 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,779.

#6,429

rank among US surnames

5,284

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+10.6%

change since 2000 (was #6,542)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,420	Peres	5,294	58,320
#6,421	Gillett	5,293	58,331
#6,422	Gadson	5,291	58,353
#6,423	Lampe	5,290	58,364
#6,424	Koski	5,288	58,386
#6,425	Rager	5,287	58,397
#6,426	Barriga	5,286	58,408

Who is named Simonds

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

93% of people named Simonds identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Simonds

Simonds 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 Simonds?: 5,284 people in the United States had the surname Simonds in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,430 Americans. It ranked 6,429th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Simonds?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Simonds identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Simonds getting more or less common?: More common. 4,779 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,284 in 2010, up 11%.