Summer Surname
Approximately 8,629 people bear this surname
Summer Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Summer.' Just as ecclesiastical seasons gave us such personal names as Noel, Pentecost, Pask, Christmas, &c, so several centuries earlier popular names for children were descriptive of the natural season in which the child was born, or even the state of the weather.
Read More About This SurnameSummer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,626 | 1:78,353 | 8,950 |
| Austria | 1,498 | 1:5,685 | 666 |
| Germany | 1,016 | 1:79,238 | 10,015 |
| England | 345 | 1:161,502 | 15,105 |
| Canada | 188 | 1:195,987 | 19,219 |
| Australia | 142 | 1:190,111 | 18,903 |
| India | 86 | 1:8,919,365 | 180,249 |
| Brazil | 61 | 1:3,509,415 | 98,831 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| Philippines | 35 | 1:2,892,521 | 138,859 |
| Slovakia | 32 | 1:166,764 | 29,092 |
| Liberia | 28 | 1:157,448 | 11,209 |
| Italy | 26 | 1:2,352,180 | 93,058 |
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| Pakistan | 25 | 1:7,145,755 | 40,003 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 1:188,680 | 19,801 |
| Iran | 23 | 1:3,338,371 | 97,100 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Argentina | 21 | 1:2,035,401 | 100,871 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Uruguay | 14 | 1:245,126 | 18,218 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Hong Kong | 12 | 1:611,290 | 3,500 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Guyana | 10 | 1:76,222 | 5,818 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Greece | 9 | 1:1,231,088 | 85,267 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Liechtenstein | 2 | 1:19,189 | 1,439 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 652 | 1:37,386 | 4,832 |
| Scotland | 36 | 1:103,978 | 5,126 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:87,134 | 3,963 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,714 | 1:29,299 | 3,564 |
The alternate forms: Sümmer (22) are calculated separately.
Summer (58,690) may also be a first name.
Summer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Summer.' Just as ecclesiastical seasons gave us such personal names as Noel, Pentecost, Pask, Christmas, &c, so several centuries earlier popular names for children were descriptive of the natural season in which the child was born, or even the state of the weather. Hence such personal names as Snow, Storm, Winter, Summer, Spring, &c. Several years ago a child was baptized Sou'-wester because born on shipboard in a south-westerly gale. This case I can vouch for. Middle English somer, summer. compare such local names as Somerby, Somercoates, Somerford, Somersby, Somersham, Somerton, all implying that the first settler bore the name of Somer (now Summer); v. Winter for further information. Summers, Somers, &c, are the genitive form; compare Williams and William.
John Somer, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1600. Baptised — Joan, d. Peter Somers: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1687. — John, s. John Sumer: ibid.
1755. Married — Charles Summers and Sarah Mason: St. George, Hanover Square.
1 an Old Teutonic pers. name and nickname from the season [Old English sumor, sumer - Old Norse sumar (Dano-Norwegian sommer, Swedish sommar) = Old Saxon O.H.Ger. sumar (Ger. sommer) = Old Frisian sumur = Dutch somer] John Somer.—Soms. Subsidy-Roll, A.D. 1327.
Henr’ Somer.—Charter-Rolls, temp. Hen. VI.
2 a contraction of the A.-Scand. Sumerlide or Sumerlida: v. Summerlee and Somerby.
3 for Sumner, q.v.
(English) The summoner, i.e., the petty officer who warns people to appear in court.
So called, probably, from the Season summer. The word is derived from the Saxon Sumer; Celtic or Gaelic, samh, the sun. Summer, one who casts up an account. The name may be a corruption of Sumner.
Summer Demographics
Summer Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Summer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Summer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Summer (Hindi: सुम्मेर) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Sümmer. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Summer? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 58,574th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 844,541 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Summer are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Summer is also the 16,157th most widespread first name internationally, held by 58,690 people.
The last name Summer is most common in The United States, where it is held by 4,626 people, or 1 in 78,353. In The United States it is most frequent in: South Carolina, where 11 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in 95 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 17 percent reside and Germany, where 12 percent reside.
Summer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Summer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Summer surname expanded 270 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 47 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 106 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 64 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Summer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Summer last name are 13.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.76% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Summer earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 40.21% less than the national average, earning R 142,092 per year; in United States they earn 0.49% more than the national average, earning $43,359 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.17% less than the national average, earning $47,115 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Summer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Summer in the Hindi language | ||
| सुम्मेर | sum'mera | 99.25 |
| सूम्मेर | sum'mera | 0.3 |
| सुम्मॆर | sum'mera | 0.12 |
| सुम्म्ेर | sum'mera | 0.09 |
| सुममेर | sumamera | 0.09 |
| सुमेर | sumera | 0.06 |
| सूम्मेरा | sum'mera | 0.06 |
| सुम्मेरी | sum'meri | 0.03 |
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Summer Reference & Research
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