Sum

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sum"

English

Etymology

  • As a Chinese surname:
  • As a Cambodian/Khmer surname, from the name ស៊ុំ (sum), possibly from the Chinese above.
  • As a Slovene and Czech surname Šum, from šum (“noise”) or šum (“waterfall”), compare Shum.
  • As a Jewish surname, from Polish sum (“catfish”).

Proper noun

Sum (plural Sums)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Sum is the 18596th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1482 individuals. Sum is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (73.14%) and White (16.06%) individuals.

Anagrams

Polish

Etymology

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈsum/
    • Rhymes: -um
    • Syllabification: Sum

    Proper noun

    Sum nvir pl

    1. genitive plural of Sumy