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The Sum surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,482 people carried this name — #18,596 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 200,000 people counted. That is down 20% from 1,864 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

228 people named Sum have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 253 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Subcarpathian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Subcarpathian 94
Lesser Poland 41
Lublin 22
Lubusz 21
Lower Silesian 16
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 11
Holy Cross 7
Silesian 6

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 81 people named Sum.

23 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 23
Bas-Rhin 21
Moselle 15
Oise 7
Seine-et-Marne 6
Nord 3
Yvelines 3
Meurthe-et-Moselle 1
Paris 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Sum in American newspapers,
1907–1910.

Newspaper page from The Lafayette Advertiser carrying the name Sum
The Lafayette Advertiser 1910-09-06
Newspaper page from New Hampshire Farmer And Weekly Union carrying the name Sum
New Hampshire Farmer And Weekly Union 1907-05-15
Newspaper page from The Lancaster Gazette carrying the name Sum
The Lancaster Gazette 1907-05-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,227,916 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Sum,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Antonín Sum 1877–1947 · diplomat
  • Miloš Sum 1896–1966 · graphic artist
  • Antonín Sum 1919–2006 · writer
  • Antonín Sum 1919–2006 · writer
  • Jaromír Sum 1934–2017 · entrepreneur
  • Michal Sum 1959– · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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