# Simons (surname)

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

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 25,755 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,371 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 11,988 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.9% (25,266 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Simon + -s.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Simons 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) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 8.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Simons in the United States, Belgium, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom.

## People named Simons

- Jim Simons, American mathematician and hedge fund manager (1938–2024)
- Timmy Simons, Belgian footballer (born 1976)
- Timothy Simons, American actor and comedian (born 1978)
- Charles Simons, Belgian footballer (1906-1979)
- Anfernee Simons, American basketball player (born 1999)
- Ann Simons, Belgian judoka
- Raf Simons, Belgian fashion designer (born 1968)
- Charles-Mathias Simons, Belgian politician (1802-1874)
- Nancy Simons, American swimmer
- Rita Simons, British actress
- Matt Simons, American singer songwriter and musician
- Rosearik Rikki Simons, American voice actor, writer, graphic novelist, and artist

## Similar surnames

Simmons, 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.