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Samson

in Virginia

There are 153 people with the last name "Samson" in Virginia.

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Samson 4,702
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  1. is 4,698th most common Pumphrey
  2. is 4,699th most common Ransone
  3. is 4,700th most common Register
  4. is 4,701st most common Rowlett
  5. is 4,702nd most common Samson
  6. is 4,703rd most common Selden
  7. is 4,704th most common Ulmer
  8. is 4,705th most common Waybright
  9. is 4,706th most common Weatherholtz

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Samson

David, Russell, Angeles, Barbara, Candace, Casey, Dennis, Donald, Donna, Erwin

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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