Släkthistoria för Sampson
Sampson Vad efternamn betyder
English Welsh and Jewish: variant of Samson. The -p- was introduced in the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew name Shimshon. English: of Norman origin a habitational name from any of the French places called Saint-Samson (Seine-Maritime Calvados) including Saint-Samson-de-Bonfosse (Manche) and Saint-Samson-de-la-Roque (Eure) so called from the dedication of their churches to Saint Samson of Dol the Welsh bishop (see Samson). Americanized form of French Breton German and Dutch Samson. Greek: from the personal name Sampson (see 1 above) or an American shortened form of any of various patronymics derived from this name e.g. Sampsonidis and Sampsonoglou.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
