Sumner Surname

14,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Sumner Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the summoner,' a legal officer, the sheriffs messenger. In the Coventry Mysteries it is said: 'Sim Somnor, in haste wend thou this way, Byd Joseph, and his wyff by name, At the coorte to apper this day, Him to purge of her defame.

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Sumner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States25,3811:14,2811,786
England9,2181:6,044865
Australia1,6311:16,5522,327
Canada1,2431:29,6423,884
New Zealand4341:10,4341,811
South Africa4031:134,43615,622
Wales3821:8,101899
Guyana2291:3,328612
Scotland1091:49,1184,267
Bahamas641:6,121584
France641:1,037,855114,367
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Thailand511:1,385,066192,885
Ireland391:120,7426,025
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Panama321:122,2584,322
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Israel251:342,30528,607
Isle of Man241:3,576767
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Jamaica141:204,9965,998
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Norway101:514,22941,629
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
India61:127,844,230863,365
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
China31:455,773,85521,925
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Guam11:160,1214,893
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,8101:5,068767
Wales441:35,6461,944
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Jersey21:25,9413,069
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,8911:10,2681,336

Sumner (1,972) may also be a first name.

Sumner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the summoner,' a legal officer, the sheriffs messenger. In the Coventry Mysteries it is said: 'Sim Somnor, in haste wend thou this way, Byd Joseph, and his wyff by name, At the coorte to apper this day, Him to purge of her defame.'

The 'p' in Sumpner is intrusive, as in Thompson, or Simpson, or Hampton.

Hugh le Sumenor, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Sarra le Sumenur, Oxfordshire, ibid.

John le Sumenur, Close Rolls, 20 Edward I.

Henry le Sumenour. B. Ralph le Somenur. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.

Adam Somendour, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Henry le Somnor, 1397: Preston Guild Roll. (Lancashire and Cheshire Rec. Soc).

1573. Reginald Sumner and Ellinor Sagell: Marriage Lic. (London).

1627. Married — Nicholas Sumpner and Dorothy Banes: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) Summoner, Appa- ritor, Ecclesiastical-Court Officer [Middle English sumenor, som(p)nour, somonour, etc., Anglo-French somenour, etc.; from Old French som(m)oner, to summon, Latin summonere, to remind secretly] Hugh le Sumenor.—Hund. Rolls, A.D. 1274.

John Sompnour.—Vale Royal Ledger-Bk., A.D. 1428-32.

As sisours [assize-men] and somonours, Sherreves and hire [their] clerkes, Bedelles and baillifs.—Piers Plowman, 998-1000.

Ther was also a Reve and a Millers.

A Somnour and a Pardoner also.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 542-3.

A Somonour is a rennere up and doun.— do. do. D 1283.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Court Messenger” in Old English (Summoner).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) The summoner, i.e., the petty officer who warns people to appear in court.

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

One whose duty consisted in citing delinquents to the ecclesiastical courts; an apparitor; literally, a summoner.

"Sim Somnor, in hast, wend thou thi way,

Byd Joseph and his wyff, be name,

At the coort to apper this day,

Hem to pourge of her defame."

Coventry Mysteries.

Chaucer gives us a description of the Sompnour in his Canterbury Tales.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

An apparitor, a summoner. Halliwell, quoting Nominale MS. Nomina dignitatum clericorum, gives ‘ Aparator, a summunder.’.

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

Summoner: one who conveys legal summons. Sumner was an Archbishop of Canterbury. According to Chaucer, the summoner was not a man of high character.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Summoner: one who conveys legal summons. Sumner was an Archbishop of Canterbury. According to Chaucer, the summoner was not a man of high character.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Sumner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sumner (Arabic: سامنر, Hindi: सूम्नेर) is most common in The United States. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sumner? popularity and diffusion

It is the 14,056th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 183,820 people. The surname Sumner is primarily found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Sumner live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 170,483rd most widespread first name on earth, borne by 1,972 people.

The surname Sumner is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 25,381 people, or 1 in 14,281. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 8 percent reside, Florida, where 8 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 71 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Sumner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sumner has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 519 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 868 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,557 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 195 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sumner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Anglican (65%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sumner surname are 15.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.68% registered with the political party.

The amount Sumner earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.64% less than the national average, earning 319,624 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 83.08% more than the national average, earning R 435,060 per year; in United States they earn 1.73% less than the national average, earning $42,404 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.02% less than the national average, earning $46,690 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Summner9221/
Shumner923/
Sumneer921/
Sujmner921/
Soumner920/
Sumnere920/
Sumnner920/
Suner915,473/
Sumne9117/
Soumnere865/
D'Sumner861/
Sunner83944/
Sunier83849/
Suhner83724/
Suneer83663/
Cumner83644/
Sauner83623/
Sunger83379/
Somner83328/
Sumney83293/
Susner83101/
Sutner8399/
Suneir8343/
Souner8326/
Sugner8314/
Sumnet8314/
Sunher838/
Sunere838/
Sunear834/
Shuner834/
Seuner832/
Sunerh832/
Jumner832/
Soumne832/
Suiner831/
Sumnes831/
Sunetr831/
Shumne831/
Sunert831/
Suñner831/
Suneur831/
Sumnie830/
Sumnee830/
Sumher830/
Zumner830/
Sune804,664/
Scheumner801/
Saunier7713,012/
Suttner772,444/
Sautner772,143/
Suitner77283/
Sausner77208/
Sounier77177/
Soutner7794/
Somnier7792/
Shumney7743/
Schuner7737/
Szutner7735/
Szunert7721/
Sunnerd7717/
Suminne7717/
Suinner7715/
Sougner7710/
Sujtner779/
Sjunner779/
Seunier776/
Sunnert774/
Sounger773/
Shutner773/
Shusner772/
Summney772/
Saunger772/
Saugner772/
Saunere771/
Shunner771/
Shauner771/
Sunnear771/
Sunnher771/
Sumnesh771/
Suneetr771/
Zsunner771/
Shouner771/
Szunner771/
Szauner771/
Sunnerå771/
Shumnet771/
Sauneer771/
Coumner770/
Chumner770/
Sounner770/
Suinger770/
Sommner770/
Siunier770/
Susnner770/
Shuiner770/
Seunner770/
Sumness770/
Shunger770/
Shimner770/
Sounear770/
Sheuner770/
Shunier770/
Soner737,271/
Siune732,062/
Sunge731,978/
Sunet731,401/
Soune73961/
Sumni73454/
Sunne73393/
Saune73389/
Suine73337/
Sunee73268/
Shune73260/
Sunre73181/
Sunie73156/
Somne73131/
Sunea73111/
Sunir73101/
Sunej7395/
Zumne7389/
Sumna7389/
Sunje7372/
Sunes7358/
Sumny7357/
Sunep7340/
Sunei7335/
Sujne7328/
Süner7327/
Sunez7324/
Seune7321/
Sugne7316/
Suned7313/
Zuner7313/
Suneh7310/
Susne738/
Sunhe737/
Suney734/
Sunér733/
Sutne733/
Suneu732/
Sgune731/
Suhne731/
Sumér731/
Suyne730/
Szautner71336/
Schauner71185/
Schunger7149/
Schunert7146/
Shuttner715/
Schusner713/
Schunner712/
Saunnier712/
Schomner711/
Schouner711/
Shaugner711/
Sumennge711/
Souttner711/
Soumhere711/
Szuttner711/
Sunnhehr711/
Schugner711/
Sungnetr711/
Schimner710/
Sauttner710/
Shausner710/
Sheunert710/
Schutner710/
Southner710/
Shounner710/
Zauner679,768/
Suneet674,770/
Zeuner672,962/
Sonier672,402/
Sonner672,201/
Szumny671,024/
Scheunert67881/
Szumna67696/
Susnea67402/
Shunje67304/
Sounes67263/
Saunes67215/
Sounne67214/
Sutnet67213/
Sunnet67151/
Zunner67148/
Shoner67147/
Saunie67135/
Soumna67104/
Sunney67102/
Shumny6797/
Shunet6795/
Sunnie6794/
Sünner6782/
Sugnet6771/
Zouner6764/
Sunesh6756/
Soener6755/
Sougne6755/
Suiney6752/
Sonher6752/
Saunea6752/
Seunes6752/
Sjoner6747/
Souney6746/
Sunnes6744/
Sunair6744/
Saunne6743/
Shaune6739/
Sünear6735/
Saunee6729/
Schuttner6727/
Somnea6725/
Susnir6725/
Scheusner6724/
Sooner6722/
Suneed6722/
Sounie6720/
Soumni6720/
Saunge6720/
Shoune6720/
Shumna6719/
Siunie6719/
Sunior6718/
Sunhee6715/
Suneit6715/
Sauney6714/
Suigne6713/
Saunje6712/
Shunge6712/
Seugne6712/
Åsaune6712/
Sungey6712/
Susney6711/
Sunhre6710/
Souneh6710/
Saunet679/
Sunets678/
Sunneh677/
Siunei677/
Sumnni676/
Saugne676/
Sühner676/
Somnee676/
Sonear675/
Siunee675/
Schune675/
Sunire675/
Soneir675/
Sounei675/
Sunest674/
Suinge674/
Seunje674/
Suneez673/
Schuinger673/
Suneht673/
Sugnes673/
Sunedt673/
Somnie673/
Suines673/
Chuner673/
Sahune673/
Sounet673/
Suinea673/
Shunhe673/
Sunhes673/
Sumnyi673/
Sunnee672/
Sumnai672/
Suhneh672/
Shuneh672/
Suñier672/
Sautne671/
Hseune671/
Zuiner671/
Schauhner671/
Schchuner671/
Siunhe671/
Soneer671/
Sonerr671/
Shumhe671/
Shumni671/
Shunej671/
Sheune671/
Sunoey671/
Summni671/
Sumnna671/
Suneap671/
Suneej671/
Sunhie671/
Sumnit671/
Sutney671/
Suinet671/
Sumnay671/
Saunir671/
Soutne671/
Saumna671/
Sounre671/
Hsoune671/
Zoumne671/
Zsomne671/
Zunear671/
Zuneer671/
Shomne671/
Shunie671/
Souneï671/
Sounhe671/
Sounir671/
Sauñer671/
Szumni671/
Sumngi671/
Sungir671/
Sunitr671/
Chumne671/
Sumões671/
Sunreh671/
Susnes671/
Shunei671/
Siunir671/
Sunhei671/
Sunhez671/
Shunes670/
Somney670/
Shunee670/
Shuney670/
Cimner670/
Shunea670/
Scheutner670/
Scheunere670/
Summna670/
Sugnie670/

Sumner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sumner in the Hindi language
सूम्नेरsumnera-
Sumner in the Arabic language
سامنرsamnr-

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