Sommer is used as a family name or surname in Germany, England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Sommer
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Germany, England
Meaning:

A variant form of the Sumpton. This very remarkable name appears to be a contraction of "Assumption" (i.e., of the Virgin Mary), the church festival, and to be cognate with Pentecost, Christmas, Easter, etc.

The family name Sommer is the variant form of Somers. Appears to be the genitive form of some Teutonic personal name, from which many local names have originated; as Somerby, Somershall, Somerford, Somercoates, etc.

Surname Sommer is variation of Summer. The summoner, i.e., the petty officer who warns people to appear in court.

Descendant of Sumer or Somer or Somer meaning "summer"; Variant of Summers meaning "the summoner".

Is a variant form of Summers. The summoner, i.e., the petty officer who warns people to appear in court.

How popular is Sommer?

Sommer is common in Germany, United States, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, Brazil, France, Argentina, Canada, Poland, Czechia, Netherlands, Australia, Norway, Russia, Estonia, England, Portugal, Sweden, South Africa, Chile, Thailand, Spain, Belgium, Hungary.

Sommer is ranked 4630 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Sommer bearers increased by 0.33 per cent in 2010 US census to 11662 since 2000, the surname slipped by 254 spots and ranked at 3080. The last name was found in around 4 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.67 96.2
Hispanic or Latino 2.4 1.27
Others 1.29 0.96
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.73 0.54
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.63 0.67
Black 0.28 0.35
Sommer is quite popular family name mostly used in Germany however Greenland lie ahead in terms of density. Around 121478 people have been found who wears Sommer as their family name. Sommer is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Sommer:
75 Germany74,298
2,643 United States17,296
Countries with thousands of Sommer:
94 Switzerland6,370
93 Austria6,303
123 Denmark3,118
3,132 Brazil2,566
3,510 France2,309
2,931 Argentina1,218
Countries with hundreds of Sommer:
4,747 Canada983
6,542 Poland911
1,758 Czechia848
3,348 Netherlands801
4,979 Australia705
1,265 Norway454
40,002 Russia345
525 Estonia261
18,479 England256
2,481 Portugal245
3,530 Sweden219
27,626 South Africa193
3,606 Chile186
76,421 Thailand162
18,634 Spain149
13,333 Belgium135
8,552 Hungary114
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
17,098 Mexico75
856 French Polynesia74
143 Greenland63
6,298 Uruguay59
13,729 Croatia53
12,256 New Zealand52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
37,604 Romania41
100 Curaçao37
3,664 Paraguay37
37,000 Kazakhstan35
29,092 Slovakia32
11,471 Dominican Republic31
610 Isle of Man29
54,524 Greece27
92,103 Italy27
19,121 Finland23
12,361 Jordan21
13,424 Ecuador19
181,098 Ukraine18
50,306 Belarus17
4,443 China17
14,413 Scotland17
13,856 Singapore17
23,347 Venezuela16
13,003 Wales15
1,045 Aruba14
24,061 United Arab Emirates14
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
7,581 Jamaica10
2,922 Iceland9
5,051 Costa Rica7
6,613 Guatemala7
144,247 Turkey6
249,062 Philippines6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Farmer Gustav Sommer from Germany aboard the Argo from Liverpool. He is registered to be 38 years old when he arrived in USA on June 18, 1852. 23 years old Sebastian Sommer, Julie Sommer (26) Farmer, 26 years old Bern. Sommer, Babette Sommer, Margarite Sommer (58), 19 years old Jacob Sommer, 22 years old Conrad Sommer, Johann Sommer (42) Farmer, and 1632 other Sommer around 45.69% of whom were farmer while others worked as carpenter and miller, merchant, tailor, laborer, shoemaker, servant, bricklayer, cooper, peasant, painter, joiner, student, butcher, daughter, rope maker, priest, watchmaker, boot &, shoe maker, weaver, seaman, baker, mason, tourist, slater, clerk, printer, spinster, cigar maker, brewer, saddler, cook, smith, stone cutter, blacksmith, gardener, bookbinder, dealer, barber, architect, turner, sailor, locksmith, engineer, furrier, coachman, mounter, dressmaker migrated to US from Liverpool, Havre, Bremen and Rotterdam.

Sommer Namesakes

  • Robert Sommer, internationally known Environmental Psychologist and currently holds the position of Distinguished Professor of Psychology Emeritus at the University of California
  • Frederick Sommer, artist born in Angri, Italy and raised in Brazil
  • Johann Sommer, Transylvanian Saxon Protestant theologian
  • Vladimír Sommer, Czech composer from Dolní Jiřetín near Most
  • Johann Wilhelm Ernst Sommer, Bishop of the Methodist Church
  • Daniel Sommer, key figure in the Restoration Movement and
  • William Sommer, American Modernist painter
  • Michael Sommer, German trade unionist leader
  • Luke Elliott Sommer, former United States Army Ranger and bank robber
  • Scott Sommer, American author
  • Alfred Sommer, prominent American ophthalmologist and epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
  • Raymond Sommer, French motor racing driver
  • Elke Sommer, German actress
  • Renate Sommer, German politician and Member of the European Parliament
  • Bert Sommer, American folk singer, songwriter and actor
  • Günter Sommer, German jazz drummer
  • Juergen Sommer, former Director of Soccer Operations and Head Coach of the Indy Eleven North American Soccer League franchise
  • Kostas Sommer, Greek model and actor
  • Keith P. Sommer, Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives
  • Giorgio Sommer, was born in Frankfurt am Main
  • Rich Sommer, American actor
  • Josef Sommer, German-American stage, television, and film actor
  • Manfred Sommer, Spanish comics artist
  • Yann Sommer, Swiss footballer
  • Mike Sommer, ALL High running back
  • Gerhard Sommer, former SS-'Untersturmführer'

Sommer Namesakes

  • Robert Sommer, internationally known Environmental Psychologist and currently holds the position of Distinguished Professor of Psychology Emeritus at the University of California
  • Frederick Sommer, artist born in Angri, Italy and raised in Brazil
  • Johann Sommer, Transylvanian Saxon Protestant theologian
  • Vladimír Sommer, Czech composer from Dolní Jiřetín near Most
  • Johann Wilhelm Ernst Sommer, Bishop of the Methodist Church
  • Daniel Sommer, key figure in the Restoration Movement and
  • William Sommer, American Modernist painter
  • Michael Sommer, German trade unionist leader
  • Luke Elliott Sommer, former United States Army Ranger and bank robber
  • Scott Sommer, American author
  • Alfred Sommer, prominent American ophthalmologist and epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
  • Raymond Sommer, French motor racing driver
  • Elke Sommer, German actress
  • Renate Sommer, German politician and Member of the European Parliament
  • Bert Sommer, American folk singer, songwriter and actor
  • Günter Sommer, German jazz drummer
  • Juergen Sommer, former Director of Soccer Operations and Head Coach of the Indy Eleven North American Soccer League franchise
  • Kostas Sommer, Greek model and actor
  • Keith P. Sommer, Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives
  • Giorgio Sommer, was born in Frankfurt am Main
  • Rich Sommer, American actor
  • Josef Sommer, German-American stage, television, and film actor
  • Manfred Sommer, Spanish comics artist
  • Yann Sommer, Swiss footballer
  • Mike Sommer, ALL High running back
  • Gerhard Sommer, former SS-'Untersturmführer'

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