An English, German and Irish surname, Summers comes from the Gaelic term ‘O Somachain’ which refers to gentle and innocent. In the High German term ‘summer’ it refers to a person with a sunny disposition. Variations in spelling Summers would be Summer, Sommer, Somerton, Somers, Sumpton, Sumpter and Sumner. The Summers name is scattered in the northern region, mostly in Yorkshire, then through the central region, mostly in Somerset and Warwickshire and then to the southeast in Kent and Essex and London. In Aberdeenshire and Lanarkshire is where most with the Summers surname live in Scotland. In the United States the Summers surname is mostly in Illinois, Missouri, California, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Famous: Hope Summers (actress), Steve Summers (lead rock and roll band singer), Johnny Summers (footballer for England), Jeremy Summers (film director from England), Robert Summers (sculptor), Ed Summers (professional baseball player and Andy Summers (guitarist from England).