Last Name SIMPSON

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Meaning	The son of Simon, from the nickname Sim, whence Simpson, with intrusive 'p.' as in Thompson Hampston, etc.

Origin	English, Scottish, Jewish, French, Chilean, Irish, Falkland, Ugandan, Austrian, Belgian, Flemish, South african

Rank	145 (2000 US census)	126 (1990 US census)

Count	158,241 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

73.29%, or 115975 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
22.13%, or 35019 total occurrences, as black,
0.44%, or 696 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.78%, or 1234 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.68%, or 2658 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.69%, or 2674 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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