Symonds

Last updated September 27, 2025

Symonds is a surname with English origins, derived from Simon. Notable people with the surname include:

Arts, news, and entertainment

Alan Symonds (1946–2006), American theatre technical director
John Symonds (1914–2006), English biographer, playwright and author
John Addington Symonds (1840–1893), English poet and literary critic and advocate of homosexual love
Matthew Symonds (born 1953), English journalist
Nelson Symonds (1933–2008), Canadian jazz guitarist
Robert Symonds (1926–2007), American actor
Ross Symonds (born 1942), Australian news presenter
William R. Symonds (1851–1934), English painter

James Symonds (born 1954), American naval officer
Thomas Symonds (Royal Navy officer, died 1792) (1731–1792), British naval captain of the American Revolutionary War
Thomas Symonds (Royal Navy officer, died 1894) (1811–1894), British admiral
William Cornwallis Symonds (1810–1841), British army officer, Chief Magistrate of Auckland and Deputy Surveyor-General of New Zealand
William Symonds (1782–1856), British ship designer and administrator, 'Surveyor of the Navy' 1832–1847

Jermyn Symonds (1816–1883), Member of Parliament in New Zealand
Joseph Symonds (1900–1985), British politician, MP for Whitehaven
Thomas Powell Symonds (1762–1819), British politician, MP for Hereford, and lieutenant colonel South Gloucester Militia
Carrie Symonds (married name Carrie Johnson, born 1988), British media consultant, second wife of Boris Johnson
Nick Thomas-Symonds (born 1980), British politician, MP for Torfaen

John Alexander Symonds (born 1935), British police officer who spied for the KGB
Joseph W. Symonds (1840–1918), Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
Richard Symonds (diarist) (1617–1692?), English royalist and Civil War diarist