Where Does the Simion Surname Come From?

Anyone researching Simion should also look under Simon. In origin, the name means “He has heard" (Hebrew)"”. Records show Simion as one of the forms Simon took over time. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

In the Spanish register, Simion appears 1,059 times as a first surname and 135 times as a second one. INSEE counts 466 people born in France with the Simion surname between 1891 and 2000; the busiest decade was 1951–1960.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Simon surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Want more than a summary? See the Simion family name pack.