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

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Summers Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Summers family

Profession Census Frequency
School 962
Coal Miner Hewer 106
General Labourer 66
Farm Labourer 66
Private Means 65
Dressmaker 63
Farmer 61
General Servant (domestic) 51
Labourer 50
At Home 35
None 34
Domestic Servant 33
Domestic 31
Carpenter 30
At School 29
House Painter 27
Bricklayer 27
Dress Maker 27
House Keeper 25
No Occupation 24
General Servant Domestic 23
Assisting In The Business 22
Laundress 21
Scholar 21
Tailoress 20

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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The surname Summers is the most popular version of all its varients

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