How common is the last name Simpson?

156,097 people in the United States have the last name Simpson, about 1 in 1,915. It ranks #167 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

SIMPSON

#167

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
156,097
About
1 in 1,915
This common or more
20.9%
Who bears it

Of the 156,097 people with the last name Simpson, 68% reported their origin as White, 22.6% as Black and 4.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Simpson

#165 Porter · 156,720#166 Olson · 156,271#168 Hunter · 155,740#169 Shaw · 155,184

Spelled almost the same

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

#73,776 Simpkin · 283

Also a first name

As a first name, Simpson ranks #23,000 of 53,615, with 429 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1921, with 25 births. See Simpson as a first name

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