Summons Surname

386,017th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 920 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Summons Surname Definition:

Same as Summonds; a corruption of Symonds, Symons, Simmonds, Simmons; perhaps sometimes from Simon, but generally from Simund or Sigmund, or from Seman, Seaman.

Summons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5191:698,37955,261
Australia1461:184,90218,557
England1311:425,32928,711
Wales611:50,7304,716
Jamaica301:95,6654,064
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Panama81:489,0328,962
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1021:238,97417,695
Wales141:112,0304,740
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1681:298,92123,746

Summons Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Same as Summonds; a corruption of Symonds, Symons, Simmonds, Simmons; perhaps sometimes from Simon, but generally from Simund or Sigmund, or from Seman, Seaman.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Summons Last Name Facts

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

The surname Summons is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Summons? popularity and diffusion

It is the 386,017th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 7,921,246 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Summons live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 519 people, or 1 in 698,379. In The United States Summons is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 26 percent live, Arkansas, where 20 percent live and Maryland, where 14 percent live. Excluding The United States Summons exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 16 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.

Summons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Summons has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Summons last name grew 309 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 128 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 436 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Summons Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Summons are 31.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85% registered to vote for the party.

Summons earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.96% less than the national average, earning $35,399 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siummons930/
Sumons921/
Cummons86332/
Sommons8694/
Summans862/
Soumons861/
Sunmons861/
Summuns860/
Sutmons860/
Shimmons80253/
Scimmons8024/
Sumans779/
Cumons771/
Somons771/
Schimmons751/
Shumans71105/
Cummans7185/
Caumons7138/
Saumans711/
Soumans711/
Suhmans711/
Scimons711/
Joumons710/
Sommans710/
Shimons710/
Schumans67142/
Soutmans6727/
Shimmans6726/

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