How rare is the last name Samson?

11,963 people in the United States have the last name Samson, about 1 in 24,985. It ranks #2,944 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

SAMSON

#2,944

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
11,963
About
1 in 24,985
This common or more
52.4%
Who bears it

Of the 11,963 people with the last name Samson, 56% reported their origin as White, 23.6% as Asian or Pacific Islander and 11.2% as Black. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Samson

#2,942 Clancy · 11,969#2,943 Longo · 11,964#2,945 Snodgrass · 11,960#2,946 Delvalle · 11,956

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Samson, most common first.

#14,034 Sanson · 2,055

Also a first name

As a first name, Samson ranks #2,391 of 53,615, with 10,470 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 639 births. See Samson as a first name

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