as a Last Name
- 34,343
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Sampson
Meaning & Origins
English, Dutch, and Jewish: variant of Samson. The -p- was introduced in the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew name Shimshon. The English surname has also long been established in Ireland. In North America, this name has absorbed other European cognates, for example Greek Sampsonakis, Sampsonides.
| 864th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 34,343
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- West Virginia
- has the most people named Sampson per capita
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