Summerson Surname

270,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Summerson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the son of the Sumner' (which see), one of several Yorkshire surnames of a particular class; compare Taylorson, Herdson, Clarkson, Wrightson, &c.

1752. Married — Thomas Suramerson and Ann Hall: St.

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Summerson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7941:456,49739,012
England5121:108,82411,299
Australia811:333,28028,364
Norway101:514,22941,629
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Guyana91:84,6916,279
Wales91:343,83718,086
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2641:92,3319,519
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1301:386,29828,876

Summerson (14) may also be a first name.

Summerson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the son of the Sumner' (which see), one of several Yorkshire surnames of a particular class; compare Taylorson, Herdson, Clarkson, Wrightson, &c.

1752. Married — Thomas Suramerson and Ann Hall: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

1 Summer’s Son: v. Summer. 2 for Sumnerson, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Summerson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Summerson is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Summerson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 270,160th most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 5,046,777 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Summerson live; 54 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. Summerson is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 14 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 794 people, or 1 in 456,497. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 23 percent reside, Maryland, where 9 percent reside and New York, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States it is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in England, where 35 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Summerson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Summerson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Summerson last name expanded 611 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 194 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Summerson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Summerson last name are 19.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.12% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Summerson earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 28.72% less than the national average, earning 246,669 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 15.77% more than the national average, earning R 275,124 per year and in United States they earn 11.16% less than the national average, earning $38,335 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Summersong953/
Summersone951/
Sumerson9420/
Sommerson8916/
Summersun897/
Summersom891/
Suymerson890/
Somerson82165/
Sonmerson781/
Sommersen781/
Somersan7129/
Sümersan7112/
Sumercan716/
Sumerjan711/
Sumerjane671/
Sumerchand631/

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