Summers Surname
Approximately 107,052 people bear this surname
Summers 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 SurnameSummers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 75,330 | 1:4,812 | 534 |
| England | 15,076 | 1:3,696 | 497 |
| Australia | 6,488 | 1:4,161 | 605 |
| Canada | 3,928 | 1:9,380 | 1,406 |
| Scotland | 1,776 | 1:3,015 | 543 |
| South Africa | 1,330 | 1:40,735 | 5,225 |
| Wales | 1,146 | 1:2,700 | 297 |
| New Zealand | 669 | 1:6,769 | 1,135 |
| Spain | 167 | 1:279,952 | 17,257 |
| Ireland | 120 | 1:39,241 | 3,109 |
| Germany | 96 | 1:838,599 | 60,830 |
| Jamaica | 77 | 1:37,272 | 2,513 |
| Philippines | 59 | 1:1,715,902 | 111,316 |
| Thailand | 59 | 1:1,197,260 | 174,557 |
| Northern Ireland | 54 | 1:34,167 | 3,366 |
| Russia | 49 | 1:2,941,287 | 160,625 |
| Brazil | 39 | 1:5,489,085 | 137,424 |
| Isle of Man | 35 | 1:2,452 | 488 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Falkland Islands | 33 | 1:95 | 9 |
| Peru | 29 | 1:1,096,004 | 19,774 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| Mexico | 25 | 1:4,965,048 | 29,049 |
| Uruguay | 23 | 1:149,207 | 13,102 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Panama | 17 | 1:230,133 | 6,157 |
| China | 16 | 1:85,457,598 | 4,750 |
| Hong Kong | 13 | 1:564,268 | 3,428 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Bermuda | 10 | 1:6,528 | 1,005 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Ecuador | 9 | 1:1,767,316 | 20,027 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| South Korea | 9 | 1:5,693,362 | 993 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 1:213,188 | 6,121 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| British Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:15,797 | 839 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Mozambique | 2 | 1:13,630,784 | 7,358 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 138 | 1:32,100 | 3,168 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6,948 | 1:3,508 | 497 |
| Scotland | 1,062 | 1:3,525 | 579 |
| Wales | 375 | 1:4,182 | 294 |
| Guernsey | 13 | 1:2,512 | 419 |
| Jersey | 4 | 1:12,971 | 2,116 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,808 | 1:4,646 | 572 |
Summers (332) may also be a first name.
Summers 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 Summer’s (Son): v. Summer.
2 for Sumners, q.v.
(English) The summoner, i.e., the petty officer who warns people to appear in court.
A location name in Essex Orfrom the Flemish, Somerset; a personal name.
Summers Demographics
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Summers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Summers Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Summers is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Summers? popularity and diffusion
Summers is the 5,291st most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 68,075 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Summers are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Summers is also the 480,499th most commonly used forename world-wide. It is borne by 332 people.
Summers is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 75,330 people, or 1 in 4,812. In The United States Summers is most common in: California, where 8 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Missouri, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 117 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.
Summers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Summers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Summers surname grew 697 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 306 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 13 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Summers Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Summers last name is predominantly Catholic (68%) in Ireland and Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Summers surname are 14.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.56% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Summers earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.09% more than the national average, earning 381,013 kr per year; in Peru they earn 232.83% more than the national average, earning S/. 64,519 per year; in South Africa they earn 36.17% more than the national average, earning R 323,580 per year; in United States they earn 3.28% less than the national average, earning $41,733 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.24% more than the national average, earning $51,294 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soummers | 93 | 33 | / |
| Summerss | 93 | 2 | / |
| Summersd | 93 | 1 | / |
| Summerrs | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ssummers | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shummers | 93 | 0 | / |
| Summmers | 93 | 0 | / |
| Sumers | 92 | 296 | / |
| Schummers | 88 | 120 | / |
| Sommers | 86 | 19,427 | / |
| Summars | 86 | 113 | / |
| Summors | 86 | 49 | / |
| Saumers | 86 | 17 | / |
| Sunmers | 86 | 3 | / |
| Suymers | 86 | 2 | / |
| Cummers | 86 | 2 | / |
| Szumers | 86 | 2 | / |
| Shumers | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sumiers | 86 | 0 | / |
| Sumerrs | 86 | 0 | / |
| Soumers | 86 | 0 | / |
| Summersová | 82 | 2 | / |
| Schumers | 80 | 73 | / |
| Chummers | 80 | 17 | / |
| Shimmers | 80 | 4 | / |
| Suijmers | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sommiers | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sommmers | 80 | 0 | / |
| Scimmers | 80 | 0 | / |
| Somers | 77 | 34,709 | / |
| Cumers | 77 | 12 | / |
| Sumars | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sumors | 77 | 0 | / |
| Schimmers | 75 | 39 | / |
| Zummersch | 75 | 18 | / |
| Zommers | 71 | 337 | / |
| Soomers | 71 | 317 | / |
| Soemers | 71 | 121 | / |
| Shomers | 71 | 76 | / |
| Cimmers | 71 | 37 | / |
| Soumars | 71 | 8 | / |
| Sumerje | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sonmers | 71 | 2 | / |
| Schommiers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sommirs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caumers | 71 | 0 | / |
| Shimers | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cummirs | 71 | 0 | / |
| Someers | 71 | 0 | / |
| Scimers | 71 | 0 | / |
| Schomers | 67 | 235 | / |
| Schümers | 67 | 70 | / |
| Schimers | 67 | 28 | / |
| Schumars | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chaumers | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shimaers | 67 | 0 | / |
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