The Summerlin surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,824 people carried this name — #6,954 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 61,000 people counted. That is up 5% from 4,609 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

18 families named Summerlin, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 105 people lived in those households, 5.8 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 2 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

North Carolina 10
Pennsylvania 4
South Carolina 4

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 264 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Summerlin in American newspapers,
1920–1921.

Newspaper page from The Richmond Palladium And Sun-telegram carrying the name Summerlin
The Richmond Palladium And Sun-telegram 1921-05-23
Newspaper page from La Prensa carrying the name Summerlin
La Prensa 1920-10-02
Newspaper page from The Elkins Inter-mountain carrying the name Summerlin
The Elkins Inter-mountain 1921-06-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,527 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Summerlin in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1960s.

529 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Summerlin. The most, 175, date from the 1890s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 5.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 488
Victoria 15
New South Wales 14
Western Australia 6
Tasmania 3
South Australia 2
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Summerlin.

Who carried it

People named Summerlin,
with a public archive behind them.

  • George T. Summerlin
    George T. Summerlin 1872–1947 · diplomat
  • Thomas Summerlin 1797–1860
  • Jacob Summerlin 1820–1893
  • Jean Amelia Summerlin 1842–1928
  • Sam Summerlin 1928–2017 · writer
  • Ed Summerlin 1928–2006 · composer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Summerlin,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States182 records

182 records of the Summerlin name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 148
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 22
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 2
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record John Wright Summerlin

    Born 1947; from Norfolk, Virginia. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Binh Duong, South Vietnam. Buried at Hampton National Cemetery, Virginia.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Marshall J. Summerlin

    Born 1915 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1942 at Baltimore, Maryland; accountant from Wayne County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1995, buried at Quantico National Cemetery, Virginia.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Wilbur Summerlin

    U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War I. Born 1895, died 1952; buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 182 records for Summerlin in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia6 records

6 records of the Summerlin name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 3
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Maria Summerlin

    Arrived in Victoria in 1857 aboard the Persia, aged 30; British subject.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Lawrence Summerlin

    Arrived in Queensland in 1872 aboard the Indus, aged 19.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Henry W. Summerlin

    Former farmer of Wonthaggi, Victoria; died 1957.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Summerlin in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Summerlin name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record S. Summerlin

    Somerset Light Infantry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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