indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from location)
Usage Scottish, Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
Other Forms FormsÓ Somacháin, Semerville, Summerville, Sommerville
Meaning & History
Scottish (of Norman origin) habitational name, probably from Graveron Sémerville in Nord, named with the Germanic personal name Sigimar (see Siemer) + Old French ville ‘settlement’.
Irish reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Somacháin (see Summers).
Irish reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Somacháin (see Summers).