What Does The Name Somerset Mean?

The name 'Somerset' is used as a masculine name and the meaning that you can figure out from the word is a 'summer settlement'. The word can trace its origin in the Old English and there are two other variants also that can figure out their origin from the same root; the variants are Sommerset and Summerset.
     
As a first name the word is not very common but as a surname you can find a good number of people that are bearing it and augmenting the popularity of the word. One of the most famous personalities who bore the word as his first name was Somerset Maugham, the famous author and playwright.
      
The word is also used to name a place and you can find the Somerset County in the country of England.