Summerville Surname

61,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Suriname

Summerville Surname Definition:

= Somerville, q.v.

Summerville Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,3731:56,8746,767
Australia5721:47,1955,906
Liberia3631:12,1451,309
England1701:327,75324,219
Suriname1471:3,759747
Canada1251:294,76527,374
Ireland1171:40,2473,159
New Zealand1011:44,8357,402
Jamaica411:69,9993,452
Northern Ireland371:49,8664,222
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
China41:341,830,39216,990
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Macau11:601,6301,582
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1001:44,2993,914
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1301:187,50315,253
Scotland481:77,9844,336
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9351:53,7106,045

Summerville (16) may also be a first name.

Summerville Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Somerville, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Variants of Somerville, q.v.

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

From the French, Sommerville; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Summerville Last Name Facts

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

The last name Summerville is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Summerville click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Summerville? popularity and diffusion

The last name Summerville is the 61,721st most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 894,507 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Summerville are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 16 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 6,373 people, or 1 in 56,874. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Maryland, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and Georgia, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 7 percent reside and Liberia, where 4 percent reside.

Summerville Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Summerville has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Summerville surname rose 682 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 131 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 117 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 65 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Summerville Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Summerville surname is chiefly Anglican (47%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Summerville surname are 12.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.78% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Summerville earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 13.02% less than the national average, earning $37,530 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.06% more than the national average, earning $56,174 CAD per year.

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Summerville Reference & Research

Summers FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Summers FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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