Where in Ireland does the family SIMSON come from? Is SIMSON a common surname in Ireland? These surname distribution maps show where people with the surname SIMSON were recorded throughout Ireland in the 1901 and 1911 Census of Ireland. The census records are held by the National Archives of Ireland and can be searched here: National Archives Census of Ireland
SIMSON Surname Distribution Map (1901 Census)
There were 28 people with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname was ranked 8291st in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
Religion: Presbyterian: 13 (46.43%), Catholic: 10 (35.71%), Anglican: 3 (10.71%), Other / Not Given: 2 (7.14%)
SIMSON Surname Distribution Map (1911 Census)
There were 10 people with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname was ranked 14376th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
SIMSON Surname Overview
- People recorded in 1901: 28
- Ireland ranking in 1901: 8291st
Woulfe Surname Index for SIMSON
The Rev. Patrick Woulfe provided lists of surname associations for Irish surnames in his book Irish Names and Surnames. Below is a list of these associations for the surname SIMSON.
SIMSON in 1901 (Farmer)
Map is based on households which had at least one member who had an occupation containing "Farm" or "Agri".
SIMSON in 1901 (Catholic)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname SIMSON who are Catholic in each locality
SIMSON in 1901 (Anglican)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname SIMSON who are Anglican in each locality
SIMSON in 1901 (Presbyterian)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname SIMSON who are Presbyterian in each locality
SIMSON in Scotland
Patterns associated with the SIMSON surname
List of consecutive consonant patterns associated with this surname:
When producing these maps, surnames are converted to uppercase. "MC" and "M'" are replaced with "MAC", and non-alphabetic characters (hyphens, spaces, apostrophes, accents) are removed. For example, Mac Vey and McVey appear together as MACVEY. O'Neill, Oneill, ONeill and Ó Néill appear together as ONEILL, and D'Arcy and Darcy appear as DARCY.
While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, no responsibility is taken for errors in the census data. The census is available online for verification.