Simpson

• Simson

From Middle English Sympson, equivalent to Sim, the short form of Simon, + -son.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪmpsən/

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Simpson (countable and uncountable, plural Simpsons)

1. A Scottish and northern English patronymic surname derived from Sim, the short form of Simon.
2. An English habitational surname for someone who lived in any of several places in Devon.
3. A suburban village in Simpson and Ashland parish, Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8836).
4. A hamlet in Nolton and Roch community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM8818). ^[1]
5. A village in the Rural Municipality of Wood Creek, No. 281, Saskatchewan, Canada.
6. A locality in the south of the Northern Territory, Australia.
7. A town mostly in Corangamite Shire, in the Western District of Victoria, Australia.
8. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Pope County, Arkansas.
   2. A village in Johnson County, Illinois.
   3. An unincorporated community in Huntington County, Indiana.
   4. A minor city in Cloud County and Mitchell County, Kansas.
   5. A village in Vernon Parish, Louisiana.
   6. An unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
   7. An unincorporated community in Lyon County, Nevada.
   8. A village in Pitt County, North Carolina.
   9. Four townships, in Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma (2), listed under Simpson Township.
9. A character from the TV series The Simpsons.

   Each of his family members reminded me of a Simpson in some way: his sister was a bit like Lisa and his dad was a bit like Homer.

• Simpson County
• Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome
• Young-Simpson syndrome
• Simpsonville

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Simpson is the 158^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 163,181 individuals. Simpson is most common among White (70.78%) and Black (23.09%) individuals.