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Samson

in Illinois

There are 313 people with the last name "Samson" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

NameRank
Samson 3,539
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  1. is 3,535th most common Harter
  2. is 3,536th most common Milburn
  3. is 3,537th most common Pavlik
  4. is 3,538th most common Robins
  5. is 3,539th most common Samson
  6. is 3,540th most common Segal
  7. is 3,541st most common Sigler
  8. is 3,542nd most common Swank
  9. is 3,543rd most common Szabo

Similar Names and Nicknames

Sams, Sansone, Samsel, Sansom, Sanson, Sunshine, Sanzone, Simson, Samsa, Senseney

Most Common First Names for Samson

David, Jacek, Michael, Steven, John, Kenneth, Robert, Thomas, Joseph, Kevin

Meaning & History

Scottish, English, Welsh, French, German, Dutch, Hungarian (Sámson), and Jewish: from the Biblical name Samson (Hebrew Shimshon, a diminutive of shemesh ‘sun’). Among Christians it was sometimes chosen as a personal name or nickname with reference to the great strength of the Biblical hero (Judges 13–16). In Wales another association was with the 6th-century Welsh bishop Samson, who traveled to Brittany, where he died and was greatly venerated. His name, which is probably an altered form of an unknown Celtic original, was popularized in England by Breton followers of William the Conqueror, and to some extent independently from Wales.

FOREBEARS The first Canadian bearer of this name was from Normandy, France, and is documented in Quebec City in 1664; he was said to have been 100 years old when he died in 1724.

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