Sumner - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Sumner \s(u)-mner, sum-ner\ is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "one who serves a summons". Occupational name for a medieval legal official. In Geoffrey Chaucer's well-known "Canterbury Tales", a summoner is one of the pilgrims headed to Canterbury. Entrepreneur Sumner Redstone.

Similar baby names are Stoner, Miner, Munir, Muneir, Muneer, Simone, Simen, Skinner and Suman.

Sumner is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Sumner. Compare Sumner with related baby names.