Summerscales Surname

402,870th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 871 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Summerscales Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Somerscales.' Summersgill maybe of independent origin, but is more probably a corruption of Somerscale; compare Wintersale and Wintersgill. For prefix v. Summer; for suffix v. Scales.

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Summerscales Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7081:78,6988,811
Australia421:642,75544,739
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Norfolk Island61:38264
Belize11:355,4743,977
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3601:67,7097,695
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Summerscales Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Somerscales.' Summersgill maybe of independent origin, but is more probably a corruption of Somerscale; compare Wintersale and Wintersgill. For prefix v. Summer; for suffix v. Scales.

Johannes de Somerscales, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Somerscale, junior, 1379: ibid.

Thomas Prockter, of Somerscall, in Botton, 1606: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1803. Married — John Summersgill and Mary Phillips: St. George, Hanover Square t.

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

(Scandinavian) Dweller at the Summer-Hut(s [Old Norse sumar + skáli, a hut] The Yorks Poll-Tax, a.d. 1379, has both ‘de Somerscale' and ‘de Somerscales' as surnames.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Summerscales Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Summerscales Come From? nationality or country of origin

Summerscales is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Summerscales? popularity and diffusion

It is the 402,870th most widespread last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,366,872 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Summerscales are found; 84 percent are found in Northern Europe and 84 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 708 people, or 1 in 78,698. In England it is most numerous in: West Yorkshire, where 44 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 11 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 6 percent are found. Outside of England this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Summerscales Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Summerscales has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 197 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 309 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Summerscales Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Summerscales last name are 30.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.92% being registered with the political party.

The amount Summerscales earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.09% more than the national average, earning R 337,656 per year; in United States they earn 18.56% less than the national average, earning $35,139 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.65% less than the national average, earning $43,398 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Summerscale9640/
Sumerscales962/
Summersales962/
Summerscals960/
Summersailes920/
Sommerscales920/
Summers-Coles884/
Somerscales87116/
Sommerscale870/
Somerscale8217/

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