How Many People Are Named Bartholomew Simpson?

There are approximately 1 people named Bartholomew Simpson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Bartholomew with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Simpson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Bartholomew

Last Name

Simpson

Bartholomew: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Bartholomew. The peak year was 1969 with 75 births. The average person named Bartholomew today is 47 years old.

Ancestry of the First Name Bartholomew

In the 2020 Census, the first name Bartholomew was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (75.33%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (14.47%) and Hispanic (4.34%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Bartholomew in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Bartholomew rose or fell over time.

White

75.33%

Black

14.47%

Hispanic

4.34%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.69%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.22%

Two or More Races

2.95%

Ancestry of the Simpson Surname

The surname Simpson was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Simpson in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

67.96%

Black

22.58%

Hispanic

3.47%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.67%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.71%

Two or More Races

4.61%

How we calculated this

The first name "Bartholomew" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Simpson" appears at a rate of 52.22 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Bartholomew are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Bartholomew

Bartholomew Smith Bartholomew Johnson Bartholomew Williams Bartholomew Jones Bartholomew Brown Bartholomew Garcia Bartholomew Zuckerberg

Other people with the surname Simpson

Michael Simpson James Simpson John Simpson David Simpson Robert Simpson William Simpson Jessica Simpson Zachary Simpson

Bartholomew Simpson: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Bartholomew Simpson?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Bartholomew Simpson are alive in the United States today. The first name Bartholomew is shared by 2,796 Americans, and the surname Simpson is shared by 179,000.

How rare is the name Bartholomew Simpson?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Bartholomew is rare and the surname Simpson is common.

Is Bartholomew a male or female name?

Bartholomew is predominantly male, with 100.0% of bearers being male and 0.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 1969 and the average bearer today is 47 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Bartholomew?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Bartholomew was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (75.33%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (14.47%) and Hispanic (4.34%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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