Sommerfeld

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Sommerfeld.

Proper noun

Sommerfeld (plural Sommerfelds)

1. A surname from German.

Derived terms

• Sommerfeld factor
• Sommerfeld parameter
• Sommerfeld's constant

Related terms

• Sommerfield

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sommerfeld is the 16444^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1749 individuals. Sommerfeld is most common among White (96.0%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sommerfeld”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.