Explore the Family Name Summey

The meaning of Summey

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

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Summey has experienced a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Summey ranked as the 12,773rd most popular surname in the United States, falling to 13,360th in 2010. This represents a 4.6% drop in rank. However, the actual count of individuals with the last name Summey grew by 2.89%, from 2,217 in 2000 to 2,281 in 2010. Despite this increase, the proportion of people named Summey per 100k decreased by 6.1% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,773	#13,360	-4.6%
Count	2,217	2,281	2.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.82	0.77	-6.1%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Summey

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. Although a significant majority of those with the surname Summey identified as White (88.95% in 2000 and 87.90% in 2010), there was a slight decrease of 1.18% over the decade. The Black community represented the second largest ethnic identity, albeit with a small decline from 8.25% to 8.02%. The most notable change was seen within the group identifying as two or more races, which saw an increase of 112.12%. Small increases were also observed in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic, rising by 37.5% and 12.22% respectively. Conversely, the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Natives declined by 10.17%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.95%	87.9%	-1.18%
Black	8.25%	8.02%	-2.79%
Two or More Races	0.99%	2.1%	112.12%
Hispanic	0.9%	1.01%	12.22%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.59%	0.53%	-10.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.32%	0.44%	37.5%