Etymograph

English

Simpson

Simpson comes from Middle English Sympson, and goes back to Sym.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Sym
  2. Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500Sympson
  3. EnglishtodaySimpson

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Sym
  2. Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500Sympson
  3. EnglishtodaySimpson

Today it means

name A Scottish and northern English patronymic surname derived from Sim, the short form of Simon.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Middle English Sym / Simpson