How common is the surname Summer?

2,778 people in the United States had the surname Summer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 111,140 Americans. It ranked 11,355th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Summer?

Donna Summer, American singer (1948–2012), followed by India Summer.

Where is the surname Summer most common?

Wikidata records people named Summer in the United States.

Is the surname Summer getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,157 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,778 in 2010, down 12%.

Is Summer also a first name?

Yes. Summer is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Summer

A surname, carried by 2,778 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S560 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Summer is more common than 93% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,778 people named Summer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 111,140 Americans. That is down 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,157.

#11,355

rank among US surnames

2,778

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

-12%

change since 2000 (was #9,450)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,348	Aubuchon	2,780	111,060
#11,354	Carmon	2,779	111,100
#11,355	Summer	2,778	111,140
#11,362	Roussel	2,777	111,180

Who is named Summer

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

86% of people named Summer identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Summers

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Donna Summer
American singer (1948–2012)
India Summer
American pornographic actress, born 1975
Cree Summer
American actress, born 1969
Karen Summer
American pornographic actress, 1962–2023

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Simmer

Surnames that sound like Summer

Summer has the Soundex code S560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S560.

Questions

How common is the surname Summer?: 2,778 people in the United States had the surname Summer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 111,140 Americans. It ranked 11,355th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Summer?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Summer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Summer?: Donna Summer, American singer (1948–2012), followed by India Summer.
Where is the surname Summer most common?: Wikidata records people named Summer in the United States.
Is the surname Summer getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,157 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,778 in 2010, down 12%.
What are other spellings of Summer?: Simmer.
Is Summer also a first name?: Yes. Summer is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.