About the Symon Surname

People called Symon share their surname's story with Symons, of which it is a variant. Its meaning, shared with Symons, is “The son of Simon or Simeon (gracious hearing)”. Symon drops the “s” of Symons, a simplification that clerks often made. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Other spellings include Symond, Symonds and Symmons.

Symon ranked 44,653 in the 2010 US Census, with 481 people answering to the name. That puts it inside the top 50,000 US surnames. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Simon.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Symon, so the heraldry linked to Symons is a starting point, not an automatic right. For the full story, order the Symon surname pack.