How common is the last name Sumner?

17,669 people in the United States have the last name Sumner, about 1 in 16,917. It ranks #1,995 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

SUMNER

#1,995

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
17,669
About
1 in 16,917
This common or more
47.8%
Who bears it

Of the 17,669 people with the last name Sumner, 84.8% reported their origin as White, 6.3% as Black and 3.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Sumner

#1,993 Spicer · 17,682#1,994 Beyer · 17,673#1,996 Fong · 17,667#1,997 Haywood · 17,659

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Sumner, most common first.

#11,480 Summer · 2,624#96,965 Sumer · 201#102,982 Sunner · 186

Also a first name

As a first name, Sumner ranks #10,246 of 53,615, with 1,310 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1920, with 65 births. See Sumner as a first name

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