Sumter History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Sumter family

The surname Sumter was first found in Berkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1206 when Roger le Summeter held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Sumter family

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Sumter Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Sumpter, Sunter, Summeter, Sompter and others.

Early Notables of the Sumter family

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Sumter Ranking

In the United States, the name Sumter is the 12,941^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Sumter migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sumter Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jacob Sumter, aged 27, French settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Casper" in 1847 2
B. Sumter, aged 20, German settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Severn" in 1849 2
Solomon Sumter, aged 16, Scottish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Manhattan" in 1858 2
Ernest Sumter, aged 7, British settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "City of Antwerp" in 1869 2
Eliza Sumter, aged 31, British settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "City of Antwerp" in 1869 2
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Sumter Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Victor Sumter, aged 23, settler from Berlin who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Grosser Kurfurst" in 1903 2
Perteiz Sumter, aged 50, Russian settler from who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Laura" in 1908 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Sumter (post 1700) +

Thomas Sumter (1734-1832), American military officer, planter, and politician who served in the Continental Army as a brigadier general during the American War of Independence, eponym of Fort Sumter, South Carolina
Thomas De Lage Sumter (1809-1874), American Democratic Party politician, U.S. Representative from South Carolina, 1839-43, grandson of American Revolutionary War General Thomas Sumter 3
Shavonda E. Sumter (b. 1974), American politician, Member of the New Jersey General Assembly (2012-)
Robert O. Sumter, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1916 3
Rowendy Sumter (b. 1988), Curaçaoan footballer who plays goalkeeper for RKSV Scherpenheuvel and for the Curaçao national team
Colonel Rufus Sumter Bratton (1892-1958), American Chief of the Far Eastern Section of the Intelligence Branch of the Military Intelligence Division (G-2) in 1941; E.G. Marshall played his character in the film Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
John Sumter Bull PH.D. (1934-2008), former NASA Astronaut 4
Bartow Sumter Weeks (1861-1922), American Democratic Party politician, Law partner of George Gordon Battle and H. Snowden Marshall; Candidate for New York State Senate 15th District, 1898; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1916-22 5
Sumter Smith Arnim (b. 1904), American award-winning pathologist and dentist, Dean of the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Texas
Lieutenant-General Sumter de Leon Jr. Lowry (1893-1985), American Assistant Commandant Infantry Replacement Training Center Camp Livingston (1945) 6

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Ellis Island Search retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
NASA Astronauts Homepage. (Retrieved 2010, September 27) John Bull. Retrieved from http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/bull-js.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, March 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2012, April 2) Sumter Lowry. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Lowry/Sumter_de_Leon_Jr./USA.html