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Definition: A patronymic name meaning "son of Sim," with Sim being a medieval short form of Simon. The first name Simon is a Greek form of the Hebrew name Shim'on, meaning "hearkening" or "listening."
Surname Origin:
Scottish
Alternate Surname Spellings:
SIMSON
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Books, 1967. Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997. Looking for the meaning of a given name? Check out
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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
