Summers Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Summers Name Meaning: Unclear derivation could come from one of several possibilities. Firstly it could come from the baptismal name for 'The son of Summer' a personal name given to a child born in the summer. The second possible derivation could come from an idividual who was gentle or innocent. Finally it could be derived from 'sumpter' a term describing a pack horse or mule driver.

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Surname Distribution

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Summers Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Summers family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,240
Agricultural Labourer 124
General Labourer 119
Coal Miner 108
Dress Maker 78
Domestic Servant 77
Labourer 64
Living On Own Means 50
Living On Her Own Means 48
Laundress 45
General Servant 41
General Servant Domestic 31
Farmer 31
Farm Labourer 30
Gardener 30
House Keeper 28
Carpenter 25
Tailor 24
Shoe Maker 22
Tailoress 22
Grocer 22
Clerk 22
General Domestic Servant 20
Errand Boy 19
Joiner 19

Summers Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Summers 100% 53,508
2 Sommers 86% 1,564
3 Simmers 86% 1,273
4 Sumers 86% 1,193
5 Sammers 86% 292
6 Semmers 86% 105

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