Is this a Jewish surname?

[Stanley]

Has anyone heard of the surname Semon?

Ancestry.com says its possible origins are "English, Dutch, and French (Swiss)". However, it also lists the places of origin and Germany leads with 57 immigrants, compared to England at 17, and Switzerland at 9.

Does that, a non-German surname with mostly German emigrations, point to it being Jewish? Distribution maps for the surname in Germany show it to be almost nonexistent today. Also, a famous Jew from Germany (biologist Richard Semon) bears this surname.

Any insight?

[Hess]

Hmm, it sounds Jewish to me,but I have no empirical evidence or anything like that

[Arne]

Simon for me is quite jewish sounding.

[Loddfafner]

It could be Arabic. I knew a Syrian with a similar name.

[Wyn]

However, it also lists the places of origin and Germany leads with 57 immigrants


Hmm, it sounds Jewish to me


Simon for me is quite jewish sounding.


It could be Arabic. I knew a Syrian with a similar name.


Then it's settled: Germano-Judeo-Arabic.

Next.

[Beorn]

Knew one Jew with that surname. (why is this forum always talking about Jews?)