The sumner Surname
sumner Name Meaning and History
English: occupational name for a summoner, an official who was
responsible for ensuring the appearance of witnesses in court, Middle
English sumner, sumnor.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| SUMNER Noemie M 1919-1956 |
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| john bird sumner, Archbishop of Canterbury | david doyle | 15 |
| would like info on Great grandfather Saul Sumner | Teresa Whisman-Smith | 5 |
| Zelphia Sumner b1806 NC lived in TN |
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| Sumner from Daviess County, KY |
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| Frank Sumner |
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| Sumner of North Carolina and South Carolina |
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| Robert Sumner | Jane Taylor | 33 |
| Sumner | James Vannetter | 15 |
| Daniel Sumner, b.1816 Hamburg, NY |
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