How common is the surname Simonsen?

3,430 people in the United States had the surname Simonsen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,013 Americans. It ranked 9,484th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Simonsen?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Simonsen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Simonsen?

Rob Simonsen, American composer (born 1978), followed by Jeppe Simonsen.

Where is the surname Simonsen most common?

Wikidata records people named Simonsen in the United States and Haiti.

Is the surname Simonsen getting more or less common?

More common. 3,377 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,430 in 2010, up 1.6%.

The surname Simonsen

A surname, carried by 3,430 people in the United States.

3 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). Simonsen is more common than 94.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,430 people named Simonsen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 90,013 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,377.

#9,484

rank among US surnames

3,430

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+1.6%

change since 2000 (was #8,913)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,479	Umanzor	3,432	89,961
#9,483	Lundin	3,431	89,987
#9,484	Holleman	3,430	90,013
#9,486	Brathwaite	3,429	90,040
#9,488	Schirmer	3,428	90,066
#9,491	Rimmer	3,426	90,118
#9,493	Pickle	3,425	90,145

Who is named Simonsen

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

95% of people named Simonsen identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Simonsens

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rob Simonsen
American composer (born 1978)
Jeppe Simonsen
Association football player, born 1995

Notable Simonsens come mostly from the United States (1) and Haiti (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Simonsen

Simonsen 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 Simonsen?: 3,430 people in the United States had the surname Simonsen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,013 Americans. It ranked 9,484th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Simonsen?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Simonsen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Simonsen?: Rob Simonsen, American composer (born 1978), followed by Jeppe Simonsen.
Where is the surname Simonsen most common?: Wikidata records people named Simonsen in the United States and Haiti.
Is the surname Simonsen getting more or less common?: More common. 3,377 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,430 in 2010, up 1.6%.