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Where did the German Sommer family come from? What is the German Sommer family crest and coat of arms? When did the Sommer family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Sommer family history?
The German state of Bavaria is the ancestral home of the Sommer family. Nickname surnames, such as Sommer, were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The family name Sommer is a name for a person born in the summer. The name comes from the Old German word "sumar," which means "summer."
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
One can encounter great variation in the spelling of surnames: in early times, spelling in general, and thus the spelling of names was not yet standardized; and later, spellings would change with branching and movement of families. Variations of the name Sommer include Sommer, Sommers, Summers, Somer, Somers and others.First found in the region of Lower Franconia, where the name acquired a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. They later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries. They were always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sommer research. Another 207 words(15 lines of text) covering the years 1800, 1814, 1832, and 1846 are included under the topic Early Sommer History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Sommer. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Between the mid-17th and mid-20th centuries, German settlers arrived in North America by the thousands. Persecution based on religion and poverty were great motivators in this large-scale migration. So too was the opportunity for tenant farmers to own their own land. Ample land and opportunity awaited the settlers who went to such states as Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Illinois, and California, as well as Ontario and the prairie provinces of Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Sommer or a variant listed above:
Sommer Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Hans Jacob Sommer, who landed in New York in 1709
- Adam Sommer, who came to Philadelphia in 1728
- Michael Sommer came to Philadelphia in 1737
- Michael Sommer, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1737
- Hans Henrich Sommer, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1739
Sommer Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Dieterson Sommer, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1802
- Wilhehnina Sommer, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1802
- Joh Gerh Herm Sommer, who landed in America in 1834
- Joh Heinr Sommer, who arrived in America in 1836
- Rosina Sommer, aged 43, arrived in America in 1839
Sommer Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Alfred Sommer, who landed in Alabama in 1915
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- Elke Sommer (b. 1940), German born (nee. Elke Schletz) actress and artist
- Theo Sommer (b. 1930), internationally known authority on international relations as well as a journalist
- Frederick Sommer (1905-1999), Master Photographer with works in over 50 museums
- Robin Sommer PhD, Research Staff Scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California
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We have comprised a great deal of suggested readings that would be of interest to you and your family.
- Lineage and Descendants of Joseph Sommer and Elisabeth Barbe Garber by Grace Hildy.
- The Sommer, Sommers, Somers and Summers that Missed the Boat by William Clark Summers.
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- Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
- Karlsruhe. Badisches Generallandesarchiv Baden Emigration lists 1866-1911. Salt Lake City: Microfilm of Card Index by the Genealogical Society of Utah. Print.
- Bahlow, Hans. Deutschlands geographische Namenwelt Etymologisches Lexikon der Fluss- und Ortsnamen alteuropaischer Herkunft. Frankfurt: Suhrkamp, 1985. Print.
- Oswald, G. Lexicon der Heraldik. Leipzig: 1984. Print.
- Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
- Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
- Tobler-Meyer, Wilhelm. Familiennamen der Ostschweiz. Zürich: 1894. Print.
- Bahlow, Hans and Edda Gentry. Translation Dictionary of German Names 2nd Edition. Madison: University of Wisconsin, 2002. Print.
- Rupp, Daniel L. A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants to Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 2000. Print. (ISBN 978-0806303024).
- Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
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The Sommer Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Sommer Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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