Sumners Surname

207,845th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,991 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sumners Surname Definition:

(the) Sumner’s (Son), (the) Sumner’s Son v. Sumner.

Sumners Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5591:232,49522,372
England2231:249,85720,242
Canada1451:254,10824,080
Australia421:642,75544,739
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Wales41:773,63329,106
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2731:89,2879,299
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5071:99,05110,068

Sumners Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(the) Sumner’s (Son), (the) Sumner’s Son v. Sumner.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sumners Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sumners is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sumners.

How Common Is The Last Name Sumners? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sumners is the 207,845th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,660,244 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Sumners live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Sumners is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,559 people, or 1 in 232,495. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 21 percent live, Alabama, where 13 percent live and Tennessee, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Sumners Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sumners has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sumners last name expanded 307 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 18 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 20 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sumners Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sumners last name are 26.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.05% registered with the party.

The amount Sumners earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.75% more than the national average, earning $46,495 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.67% less than the national average, earning $44,384 CAD per year.

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Sumners 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sumners
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