Sampson Family History
Sampson Name Meaning
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.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022