Simone (surname)
Simone is an Italian surname. The surname was first recorded in the year 1346, and is believed to be the Italian equivalent of SimonOrigins and etymology
The name Simone ultimately originates as a variant of Shimeon which is Hebrew for "one who harkens".Variants and similar surnames
Popular variants of this surname include:
Simonetti,Simoni, Simioni, Desimone among several others.Popularity of name
According to United States Census data taken in the year 2000, there were approximately 7,040 people in the United States with this surname. Thus ranking Simone as the 4,607th in terms of most popular surnames.Notable people with the surname Simone
Some of the most notable people with the surname Simone include:
- Afric Simone, a Mozambique singer and musician
- Albert J. Simone, a former president of the Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York
- Andrew Simone, a Canadian dermatologist
- Domonique Simone, an American adult actress
- Franco Simone, an Italian singer and songwriter, composer and television host
- Gail Simone, an American comic book writer
- Hannah Simone, a Canadian actress and television host
- Kirsten Simone, a Danish ballerina
- Marco Simone, a former Italian football player
- Mark Simone, an American radio personality
- Nina Simone, an American singer and songwriter
- Simuna, a Jewish Talmudist Savora sage
