Sommers: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Sommers is a spelling of the German surname Sommer. The extra ending in Sommers is patronymic: it identified a person as belonging to Sommer's family. The name is usually explained as “Summer”. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

The same family of names includes Summer.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Sommer surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Want more than a summary? See the Sommers family name pack.