Tracing the Simonin Family Name

If your family name is Simonin, its origin lies with Simon, a French surname. Its meaning, shared with Simon, is “He has heard" (Hebrew)"”. The ending -in in Simonin marks an French derivative of the root behind Simon. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

Simonin ranked 51,941 in the 2010 US Census, with 400 people answering to the name. That puts it inside the top 100,000 US surnames. Between 1891 and 2000, 8,259 babies born in France were registered as Simonin, with the most births in 1961–1970.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Simon surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. For the full story, order the Simonin surname pack.