Simpson (name)
| Simpson |
| Family name |
| Meaning |
"son of Simme" |
| Region of origin |
England |
| Related names |
Simson |
Simpson is an English patronymic surname from the medieval masculine given name 'Simme'. The earliest public record of the name was in 1353 in Staffordshire, West Midlands region of England.[1]
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- George Simpson (disambiguation), several people including:
- Sir George Simpson (administrator) (c. 1792 – 1860), explorer, meteorologist and administrator of the Hudson's Bay Company
- George Simpson (athlete) (1908–1961), American runner
- George Simpson (meteorologist) (1878–1965), meteorologist for Scott's Antarctic expedition
- George Simpson, Baron Simpson of Dunkeld (born 1942), British politician
- George Buchan Simpson, (1820–1892), Scottish art collector, connoisseur and patron of Scottish painters
- George Gaylord Simpson (1902–1984), American paleontologist
- A Guy Called Gerald, stage name of Gerald Simpson, a British musician and former member of 808 State
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- India.Arie, stage name of India Arie Simpson, an American singer-songwriter, record producer, guitarist, and flautist
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- Jack Simpson, Australian actor
- James Simpson (engineer), British civil engineer
- James Simpson (explorer) (1911–2002), polar explorer
- James Young Simpson (1811–1870), Scottish doctor and pioneer in use of chloroform as anaesthetic
- James Simpson (politician) (1873–1938), Canadian trade unionist and mayor of Toronto, 1935
- James Simpson (Australian politician) (1905–1968), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- James Simpson (civil servant) (c. 1792 – 1857), early Australian civil servant and property developer
- James H. Simpson (1813–1883), surveyor of the American West for the U.S. Army.
- James Simpson (government official), Federal Transit Administrator for the United States Department of Transportation.
- James Simpson, Jr. (1905–1960), U.S. Representative from Illinois
- James Simpson (engineer) (1799–1869), president of the Institution of Civil Engineers, 1853–1855
- William James Simpson, commonly known as James Simpson, academic
- Jane Simpson (solicitor), noted English lawyer
- Jane Simpson (artist), an English artist
- Jane Simpson (footballer) (born 4 February 1971), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
- Jeanmarie Simpson, American peace activist and theatre and film artist
- Jeffrey Simpson, Canadian journalist
- Jessica Simpson, pop singer and actress; sister of Ashlee Simpson
- Jim Simpson (director) (born 1956), American theatre and film director
- Jim Simpson (sportscaster) (born 1927), American sportscaster
- Jimmi Simpson, American actor
- Jimmy Simpson (1908–1972), Scottish footballer
- Joe Simpson (disambiguation), several people
- John Simpson (disambiguation), several people
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- O. J. Simpson, American football player, actor, who was acquitted of murder, but later found guilty of robbery
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Fictional characters
The Simpsons
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See also