Simone
A surname from the personal name Simon, especially common in Italian and other Romance-language traditions.
The #4,878 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 42,757 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Simone is the Italian form of the given name Simon, which ultimately comes from the Hebrew name Shim'on. The older name is usually explained as meaning “he has heard” or “listening/heard.” As a surname, Simone would originally have identified someone as the son or descendant of a man named Simone/Simon.
History
The surname appears in several Romance-language regions, especially Italy, where Simone was a common given name. Historical surname formation from personal names was very widespread, so the same root also produced many related forms across Europe, including Simon, Simons, Simonson, and others. In older English-language works, Simone is noted as a less common but recognized Italian surname form.
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Fun fact
Because Simone is also a common given name and, in some places, a feminine forename, the surname can be mistaken for a first name in records.
From the historical record
“surnames, as Simmonds, Simkins, Simpson, Simcoe, Sykes, etc., the spelling but slightly varied. It was more used among the Prench peasantry, and acquired the feminine Simonette. The Italian Simone was not unfrequent, and has made the surname Simoncelli ; the Portuguese had Sima ; the Spaniards, Ximon ; and the…”
— History of Christian Names