Summers

Summers Meaning & Origin

About Summers
The surname Summers is of English origin and is derived from the Middle English word "sumer" or "sumere," meaning "summer." It is an occupational surname given to someone who was associated with the season of summer, either as a farmer who worked during that time or as someone who had a cheerful and warm personality akin to the characteristics of the season. The surname Summers is fairly common and can be found throughout the English-speaking world.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Summers features prominently in our database, being among the top 1000 surnames. Explore its detailed popularity metrics and distribution:

  • Number of People with the name Summers: 56,953
  • Overall Popularity: 0.02%
  • Ranking: 591
  • Frequency per 100k people: 19.31

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Summers based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
SMRS
🗽 NYSIIS
SANA
🔊 Soundex
S05062
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S AH1 M ER0 Z
🌐 IPA
/ˈsəmərz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SMRS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S562

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Summers in Braille

Here's how to represent Summers in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Summers in braille

How to sign the name Summers using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Summers using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Summers in sign language

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