Researching Ross Samson
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2139 people with the Samson surname? In that year Samson was ranked number 1755 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Ross means "Woody Meadow" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Ross Samson on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ross Samson and the Samson Genealogy
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 2187 people with the Samson surname in the UK? Samson is now ranked number 2232 for popularity in the UK. |
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Samson surname in the USA? Samson is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
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Ross Samson
Ross Gordon Samson (born 17 January 1988 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish rugby union player and a former player for Edinburgh Rugby& London Irish, he currently plays for London Scottish .
A former pupil of Stewart's Melville College, he studied History at Newcastle University. He competed with Mike Blair for the number nine jersey whilst at Edinburgh Rugby. He made his first start for Edinburgh against Glasgow at Murrayfield on 2 January 2010.
Samson signed for Edinburgh Rugby in the summer of 2009 from the north east of England where he represented Newcastle Falcons and Tynedale RFC. He has also represented Barbarians FC on 3 occasions, scoring 4 tries in total.
Samson left Irish at the end of the 2011-12 season and joined London Scottish, alongside fellow Edinburgh alumni Phil Godman and Jim Thompson ahead of the 2012-13 season.
He is credited with starting the "neknomination" viral craze. After deaths were linked to the game, Samson distanced himself from it.
Source: Ross Samson, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Samson
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