Summer Surname

58,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,629 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

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.

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Summer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,6261:78,3538,950
Austria1,4981:5,685666
Germany1,0161:79,23810,015
England3451:161,50215,105
Canada1881:195,98719,219
Australia1421:190,11118,903
India861:8,919,365180,249
Brazil611:3,509,41598,831
Singapore471:117,1854,783
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Philippines351:2,892,521138,859
Slovakia321:166,76429,092
Liberia281:157,44811,209
Italy261:2,352,18093,058
France251:2,656,909193,074
Pakistan251:7,145,75540,003
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Iran231:3,338,37197,100
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Wales191:162,87011,152
Uruguay141:245,12618,218
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Hong Kong121:611,2903,500
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Guyana101:76,2225,818
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Greece91:1,231,08885,267
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6521:37,3864,832
Scotland361:103,9785,126
Wales181:87,1343,963
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7141:29,2993,564

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The summoner, i.e., the petty officer who warns people to appear in court.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sümmer9422/
Soummer92263/
Szummer92204/
Shummer9213/
Summerz927/
Summeir927/
Summere923/
Summear921/
Summerd921/
Sunmmer921/
Summier921/
Susmmer921/
Summert920/
Summerr920/
Sumer9122,125/
Summe91634/
Schummer861,796/
Soummeur862/
Sommer83121,480/
Summey833,199/
Shumer831,461/
Cummer83588/
Saumer83381/
Zummer83315/
Sumere83282/
Soumer83244/
Szumer83143/
Sumeer83103/
Summie8356/
Seumer8330/
Jummer8330/
Sumeir8320/
Summir8318/
Sumert8317/
Suumer8317/
Sunmer8315/
Summet8313/
Suemer8312/
Summes8312/
Summeh8310/
Suimer836/
Summee834/
Sumetr834/
Summed832/
Sumier831/
Summge831/
Susmer831/
Sumear831/
Seumme831/
Sumeur831/
Shumme831/
Sutmer830/
Scumer830/
Sumher830/
Sume8022,948/
Summerová8043/
Schuemmer8014/
Schuimmer803/
Schummert802/
Summerova802/
Schumer772,057/
Sommier771,932/
Szommer77888/
Saumier77867/
Soumier77185/
Szumert77119/
Shimmer7768/
Sommerz7741/
Soumere7738/
Sumeire7734/
Shoumer7728/
Sausmer7725/
Chummer7720/
Szimmer7718/
Soemmer7712/
Shommer7710/
Soummey778/
Summeyt773/
Saumere773/
Summets773/
Shuimer772/
Summett772/
Zoummer772/
Sommerr772/
Soummei772/
Ssommer771/
Shumert771/
Schumme771/
Shumier771/
Summees771/
Summitr771/
Suthmer771/
Sumierz771/
Suttmer771/
Soummed771/
Sheumer771/
Susmere771/
Summair771/
Summeed771/
Shaumer770/
Summeis770/
Suhmier770/
Summmerová751/
Sümer7322,284/
Shume7319,243/
Summa738,145/
Somer735,455/
Summy731,260/
Somme731,128/
Sumie731,023/
Soume73852/
Summi73724/
Sumee73644/
Sumei73605/
Cumer73551/
Žumer73488/
Sumey73471/
Saume73438/
Zumer73397/
Seume73313/
Sumet73170/
Sumre73155/
Šumer73145/
Sumeh73125/
Sumes73124/
Sumir73107/
Jumer7375/
Sumed7370/
Sumej7339/
Sunme7326/
Sumea7320/
Susme7318/
Siume7310/
Suime738/
Sumez733/
Zumme732/
Sumep731/
Sómer731/
Sumeu731/
Sumér731/
Suume731/
Suyme731/
Sumge731/
Schimmer713,049/
Schümmer71462/
Szumierz71178/
Schoumer71104/
Schuimer7198/
Schumert7190/
Scheumer7158/
Schuemer7142/
Soumeire7133/
Schaumer7123/
Sumerová7122/
Sumerova717/
Schummerová716/
Zschumme715/
Sahaumer711/
Suttmeir711/
Soumhere711/
Schutmer710/
Shunmier710/
Shumeard710/
Schunmer710/
Shumet677,730/
Sumair673,991/
Shumie672,598/
Shimer672,005/
Zommer671,401/
Shomer671,340/
Sumire671,339/
Sumesh671,152/
Soumir67784/
Sumets67652/
Soomer67589/
Saumet67581/
Shumei67491/
Soumey67491/
Zeumer67384/
Soumma67378/
Sumitr67343/
Sommee67289/
Suimei67234/
Sumeet67173/
Soumet67158/
Shumey67142/
Zummerová67137/
Schumerth6788/
Soumie6787/
Schume6773/
Soemer6771/
Zusmer6750/
Sumihe6748/
Sumedh6747/
Chumer6743/
Saumey6743/
Jumert6734/
Jeumer6734/
Summay6727/
Zoumer6726/
Sommie6724/
Somier6724/
Søimer6719/
Shummy6717/
Sumetz6717/
Someer6715/
Summit6714/
Seumeu6714/
Summai6713/
Sunmir6712/
Saummi6711/
Sonmer6711/
Schoumert6711/
Shumma6710/
Sunmez6710/
Susmet679/
Siumei679/
Zummerova679/
Sommey678/
Soumei678/
Jumeer677/
Sumech676/
Shummi675/
Zumert675/
Sunmei675/
Zuemer674/
Saumma674/
Jumere674/
Joumer674/
Zumeer674/
Sumiea674/
Shoume674/
Suimie674/
Shumerova673/
Saumea673/
Sunmie673/
Sumyre673/
Sunmes673/
Susmea673/
Saumed673/
Schiemmer672/
Summoy672/
Saumir672/
Saumie672/
Suimez672/
Jusmer672/
Shomme672/
Sumeed672/
Shoemmehr672/
Sohume672/
Szomer672/
Szumma672/
Sahume672/
Soumes672/
Sutmee672/
Sunmee672/
Summis671/
Soumeh671/
Saumes671/
Jsummy671/
Zaumer671/
Schuttmer671/
Somerz671/
Shumhe671/
Shahaumer671/
Sunmey671/
Sunmma671/
Sumest671/
Sumeeh671/
Szummy671/
Sumett671/
Zuhmer671/
Soumea671/
Summaa671/
Sumeid671/
Jaumer671/
Zumerd671/
Zumere671/
Seumet671/
Suimeh671/
Siumie671/
Sheume671/
Soummi671/
Soumre671/
Saummaire671/
Schuhmeir671/
Szumir671/
Sumayr671/
Sommei671/
Zummei671/
Sumões671/
Suhmey671/
Jumear671/
Shumyr671/
Siumey671/
Suimre671/
Zhumer670/
Suimey670/
Scimer670/
Scheunmer670/
Suimet670/

Summer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Summer in the Hindi language
सुम्मेरsum'mera99.25
सूम्मेरsum'mera0.3
सुम्मॆरsum'mera0.12
सुम्म्ेरsum'mera0.09
सुममेरsumamera0.09
सुमेरsumera0.06
सूम्मेराsum'mera0.06
सुम्मेरीsum'meri0.03

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