Simpson
A Scottish and northern English patronymic surname derived from Sim, the short form of Simon.
Proper noun
- A Scottish and northern English patronymic surname derived from Sim, the short form of Simon.
- An English habitational surname for someone who lived in any of several places in Devon.
- A suburban village in Simpson and Ashland parish, Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8836).
- A hamlet in Nolton and Roch community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM8818).
- A village in the Rural Municipality of Wood Creek, No. 281, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A locality in the south of the Northern Territory, Australia.
- A town mostly in Corangamite Shire, in the Western District of Victoria, Australia.
- A number of places in the United States:
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An unincorporated community in Pope County, Arkansas.
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A village in Johnson County, Illinois.
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An unincorporated community in Huntington County, Indiana.
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A minor city in Cloud County and Mitchell County, Kansas.
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A village in Vernon Parish, Louisiana.
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An unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
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An unincorporated community in Lyon County, Nevada.
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A village in Pitt County, North Carolina.
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Four townships, in Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma (2), listed under Simpson Township.
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- 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.
Origin
From Middle English Sympson, equivalent to Sim, the short form of Simon, + -son.
Forms
Derived
Simpson County Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome Simpsonian simpsonite Simpsonville Simpsonwave Young-Simpson syndrome