Sumner

Sumner is a surname and given name of English origin, from an occupational term for a summoner—an official who called people to appear in court.

Notable bearers include abolitionist senator Charles Sumner and economist William Graham Sumner.

The Sumner family has lived in this county for generations.

historical-figure

abolitionism

Movement to end oppression

SenateLegislative body, often bicameral's elder
caningStriking with a rod
antislaveryOpposing human bondage

Civil War · Reconstruction · Massachusetts · Republican · orator · emancipation · Radical Republican · Thirteenth Amendment · Civil Rights Act · statesman

place

New Mexico

Southwestern U.S. state

Billy the KidLegendary juvenile gunfighter
countyLocal administrative division
townMid-sized settlement

municipality · Maine · Washington · Mississippi · Illinois · Nebraska · Iowa · geography · locale · settlement

academic

sociology

Study of human communities

economicsScience of resource allocation
professorSenior university teacher
YaleIvy League institution

folkways · laissez-faire · scholar · theory · publication · lecture · curriculum · dissertation · thesis · social science

surname

genealogy

Study of family descent

ancestryFamily line of descent
familyRelated people together
heritageInherited cultural legacy

lineage · clan · kin · bloodline · dynasty · forebears · descendants · patronymic · name · legacy

Opposites

political stance on slavery

SumnerJohn C. Calhoun

Jefferson Davis · fire-eaters · Southern Democrats · secessionists

Phrases

Fort SumnerNew Mexico settlement

Family

summon, summons, summoner

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G