Sommers is used as a family name or surname in Germany, England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Sommers
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Germany, England
Meaning:

Family name is the form of 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 Sommers is variant form of the 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.

A form 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".

The lastname Sommers is variation of the Sommer. Descendant of Sumer or Somer or Somer meaning "summer"; Variant of Summers meaning "the summoner".

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

How popular is Sommers?

Sommers is common in United States, Canada, Australia, Netherlands, England, French Polynesia, Germany.

Sommers is ranked 27711 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Sommers bearers increased by 7.53 per cent in 2010 US census to 11706 since 2000, the surname slipped by 13 spots and ranked at 3063. 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 93.82 94.19
Hispanic or Latino 1.94 1.55
Black 1.67 2.27
Others 1.54 0.98
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.53 0.4
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5 0.61
Sommers is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while French Polynesia is ahead in terms of density. Around 19420 people have been found who wears Sommers as their family name. Sommers is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Sommers:
2,788 United States16,320
Countries with hundreds of Sommers:
6,345 Canada696
5,742 Australia589
4,804 Netherlands579
14,447 England368
222 French Polynesia203
48,250 Germany134
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
9,204 New Zealand77
17,696 Mexico70
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
5,309 Ireland48
5,713 Wales48
72,211 South Africa41
209,042 France21
5,298 Jamaica18
15,044 Scotland16
25,366 Finland15
7,342 Northern Ireland14
375,884 Thailand13
347,183 Russia13
207,772 Philippines11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
82,403 Belgium10
44,190 Norway9
40,289 United Arab Emirates8
405,029 Brazil8
30,910 Chile8
118,663 Papua New Guinea6
355,097 Nigeria6
11,702 China6
29,369 Liberia6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 24 years old shoemaker Bernard Sommers who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on August 25, 1849 by Halcyon put out from Liverpool. 20 years old Larry Sommers, Biddy Sommers, aged 20, Mary Sommers, aged 25, Immigrant Martin Sommers, John Sommers, aged 26, Immigrant Dennis Sommers, Immigrant John Sommers, Hannah Sommers (17) Immigrant, and 5 other Sommers around 40% of whom were farmer migrated to US.

From Germany

Maria Sommers hailed from Germany. 28 years old embarked for USA from Bremen on Humboldt and arrived on October 22, 1866. 22 years old Heinr Sommers, Farmer Wilhe Sommers, Johann Sommers (28) Farmer, Joh. Sommers (21) Merchant, S. Sommers (35) Matron, Eugenie Sommers (16), Jeanette Sommers, aged 45, 18 years old Rosalie Sommers, and 40 other Sommers around 37.93% of whom were farmer while others worked as merchant and matron, spinner, laborer migrated to US from Bremen, Liverpool, Antwerp and Bremen & Southampton.

Sommers Namesakes

  • Will Sommers, best-known court jester of Henry VIII of England
  • Dale Sommers, American radio personality
  • Stephen Sommers, American screenwriter and film director, best
  • Christina Hoff Sommers, American author and philosopher
  • David W. Sommers, 11th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
  • Joanie Sommers, American singer and actress with a career concentrating on jazz
  • Rudy Sommers, pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • Jack Sommers, American football offensive lineman

Sommers Namesakes

  • Will Sommers, best-known court jester of Henry VIII of England
  • Dale Sommers, American radio personality
  • Stephen Sommers, American screenwriter and film director, best
  • Christina Hoff Sommers, American author and philosopher
  • David W. Sommers, 11th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
  • Joanie Sommers, American singer and actress with a career concentrating on jazz
  • Rudy Sommers, pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • Jack Sommers, American football offensive lineman

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