Sumner.
A surname originating as an occupation for a summoner in court.
Meaning & usage
A surname originating as an occupation for a summoner in court.
An outer suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
A seaside suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
A number of places in the United States: A small town in Worth County, Georgia.
A number of places in the United States: A small city in Lawrence County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Bremer County, Iowa.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Oxford County, Maine.
A number of places in the United States: A township and unincorporated community therein, in Gratiot County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Fillmore County, Minnesota, named after Charles Sumner.
A number of places in the United States: A small town in Mississippi, and one of the two county seats of Tallahatchie County.
A number of places in the United States: A small city in Chariton County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Dawson County, Nebraska.
A number of places in the United States: A rural community of Noble County, Oklahoma.
A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of Portland, Oregon.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lamar County, Texas.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Pierce County, Washington.
A number of places in the United States: A town and unincorporated community in Barron County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A number of other townships, listed under Sumner Township.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English sumner (“summoner”).
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