It is a surname of Italian origin. It is the name of a church in Venice and a sector of that city (San Simeone). In Rome, there is also a square named San Simeone. It is also an Italian form of the name of male Simeon, variant of Simon, which mean "the one who knows how to listen". Last name of a former Argentine footballer and coach named Diego Pablo Simeone. Coach of Atletico Madrid.