Semon Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Semon? Think of it as Simon with a different pen. Read literally, Semon points to “He has heard" (Hebrew)"”.

Family crest and blazon

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

Spelling and variants

Semon writes “e” in place of the “i” found in Simon, a common scribal difference. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

In the 2010 US Census, 1,638 Americans gave Semon as their last name (rank 17,283). French birth records list 344 children named Semon between 1891 and 2000. Get the complete Semon report, with a museum-style coat of arms.