How common is the last name Simmons?

199,853 people in the United States have the last name Simmons, about 1 in 1,496. It ranks #119 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

SIMMONS

#119

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
199,853
About
1 in 1,496
This common or more
18.1%
Who bears it

Of the 199,853 people with the last name Simmons, 55.5% reported their origin as White, 35.2% as Black and 4.8% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Simmons

#117 Vasquez · 201,992#118 Jordan · 200,984#120 Alexander · 197,734#121 Patterson · 197,137

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Simmons, most common first.

#1,412 Simons · 24,590#19,136 Siemens · 1,420#20,495 Simonis · 1,309#51,662 Simones · 435#66,338 Simmions · 322#90,848 Simmens · 218#95,069 Siemons · 206#119,572 Simoens · 153

Also a first name

As a first name, Simmons ranks #33,571 of 53,615, with 246 people. See Simmons as a first name

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