Explore the Family Name Sumey

The meaning of Sumey

Americanized form of Swiss German Sumi. Compare Summey. History: Bearers of the surname Sumey are descendants of Hans Peter Sumi from Switzerland (see Sumi).

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How common is the last name Sumey in the United States?

The surname Sumey is relatively uncommon in the United States, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked as the 56,526th most popular surname, with approximately 338 individuals carrying this name. By 2010, it had dropped to the 61,899th spot, with a decrease in count to around 324 bearers. This represents a change of -9.51% in rank and -4.14% in count over a decade. Moreover, the proportion of people with the surname Sumey per 100,000 population also saw a decline from 0.13 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010, indicating a -15.38% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,526	#61,899	-9.51%
Count	338	324	-4.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.11	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sumey

When it comes to the ethnicity of those carrying the Sumey surname, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that it is predominantly associated with people of White ethnic identity. In 2000, about 97.93% of those with this surname identified as White. This percentage slightly decreased to around 96.30% by 2010, marking a -1.66% change. Interestingly, the census data for 2010 also registered a small percentage (1.54%) of Hispanics carrying the Sumey surname, which was not the case in 2000. There were no recorded changes in other categories like Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or those identifying as two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.93%	96.3%	-1.66%
Hispanic	0%	1.54%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%