Great Grandparents Susan McGee Somers and John Somers immigrated to the US from Ireland. I would love to have more information. I have date of birth 1852 Ireland for both and 1905 Holy Cross Cemetary, Pa for both of them.
This is a name that originally was given to someone born in the Summer.
Variations of the name Somers, Sommers, Summers, Sommer, Summer, Sommerton, Somerton, and many more
Ancestry.com says:
Irish:
a variant of SummerEnglish (northern): patronymic from -Summer
Summer
English and German: from Middle English sum(m)er, Middle High German sumer summer, hence a nickname for someone of a warm or sunny disposition, or for someone associated with the season of summer in some other way.
English: assimilated variant of
English: assimilated variant of German: from Middle High German summer woven basket and, by extension, a measure of grain; also drum, hence a metonymic occupational name or nickname from any of these senses.
Summers
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