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The surname Simmons is English and Scottish origin. The notable Simmons family arose among the Cornish People, a race with a rich Celtic heritage and an indomitable fighting spirit who inhabited the southwest of England.  The Cornish spoke a unique Brythonic Celtic language which was first recorded in written documents during the 10th century. However, they became increasingly Anglicized, and Cornish became extinct as a spoken language in 1777.

 

The surname Simmons was part of to spread Christian believe throughout Scotland. And the surname Simmons became a importance to the Barons of Lanarkshire and Ayrshire. They too worked trades of land owners and Sales businesses.

 

The surname Simmons is a patronymic surname that came from the first name of the bearer's father, meaning literally "son of Simon." Alternatively, the name could have "come from the Domesday name Simund, which is distinct from Simon."

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From McSim-een, Little Simon's Son'.

'Dermot MacSimon slain, ' a.d. 1366. Fraser, Lord Lovat, who was born in 1666, was called MacShimidh Baldu, 'the black-spotted son of Simon', from a black spot on his upper lip.

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Simon was a popular biblical name and comes ultimately from the ancient Hebrew personal name Shimon, meaning "to hearken."

 

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A black and gold shield with a pale counterchanged and three gold trefoils.

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Motto; Libertas. ( Liberty. )

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