Summers Family History

Summers Surname Meaning

English: variant of Summer with post-medieval excrescent -s. English: occupational or topographic name for someone who lived or worked at the house of someone named Somer (see Summer).

Irish (Sligo): adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó Somacháin ‘descendant of Somachán’ a personal name meaning ‘soft gentle innocent’ due to confusion with samhradh ‘summer’.

Americanized form of some similar (like-sounding) Jewish (Ashkenazic) name.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Summer, Sommer, Sumners, Simmers, Simmer, Sommers, Somers, Dummer, Sumner, Remmers

526K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
57K	Military Records
78K	Immigration Records
361K	Census and Voter Lists
1M	Member Trees

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Where is the Summers family from?

You can see how Summers families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Summers family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Summers families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 1,128 Summers families living in London. This was about 16% of all the recorded Summers's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Summers families in 1891.

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What did your Summers ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Summers. 9% of Summers men worked as a General labourer and 67% of Summers women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Summers were Incapacitated and Domestic duties.

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We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

Builders labourer

Carpenter

Incapacitated

Unpaid domestic duties

67%

Unpaid domestic

Housewife

Domestic duties

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Census Record

There are 361K census records available for the last name Summers. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Summers census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 78K immigration records available for the last name Summers. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 57K military records available for the last name Summers. For the veterans among your Summers ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Summers lifespan?

Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Summers life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Summers in 1941 was 38, and 75 in 2004.

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Summers Surname Meaning

English: variant of Summer with post-medieval excrescent -s. English: occupational or topographic name for someone who lived or worked at the house of someone named Somer (see Summer).

Americanized form of some similar (like-sounding) Jewish (Ashkenazic) name.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Summers family from?

What did your Summers ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

Builders labourer

Carpenter

Incapacitated

Unpaid domestic duties

67%

Unpaid domestic

Housewife

Domestic duties

What Summers family records will you find?

What is the average Summers lifespan?

Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Summers life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Summers in 1941 was 38, and 75 in 2004.

Summers Family History

Summers Surname Meaning

2 million record(s) for Summers

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Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

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Summers Surname Meaning

2 million record(s) for Summers

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Where is the Summers family from?

What did your Summers ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Summers family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

You've only scratched the surface of Summers family history

What is the average Summers lifespan?

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