48%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. SAMP-sən [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From an English surname that was itself derived from a medieval form of the given name Samson. Related Names Same SpellingSampson 1 PopularityDetails Last ranked #949 in 1914 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal natural wholesome strong simple Categories Charles Dickens characters, currently out of the US top 1000, ends in -son, Shakespearean characters, surnames