Find out how popular the last name Gompers is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Gompers.

Gompers, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Gompers surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gompers in America

Gompers is the 91221st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gompers surname appeared 202 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Gompers.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gompers to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Gompers

The surname Gompers is of German origin, deriving from the Old German word "gumppe," which referred to a small hill or mound. The name likely originated in the 14th century among those residing near such geographical features.

Early records indicate the name was prevalent in the German states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. Variations in spelling included Gomper, Gompfer, and Gomffer, reflecting local dialects and scribal conventions.

One of the earliest known references to the name appears in the Augsburg tax records of 1412, listing a Hans Gompper as a resident of the city. Another early record is found in the parish registers of Freiburg im Breisgau, where a Margaretha Gompfer is mentioned in 1487.

The name gained prominence in the 16th century with the birth of Johann Gompper (1510-1594), a German Protestant reformer and theologian who played a significant role in the spread of Lutheranism in the region of Wurttemberg.

During the 18th century, the Gompers surname was associated with several notable figures, including the German poet and philosopher Johann Jakob Gompers (1725-1799) and the Prussian military officer Friedrich Wilhelm Gompers (1748-1824).

As the German population migrated to other parts of Europe and the Americas, the name traveled with them. In the United States, one of the most famous bearers of the Gompers surname was Samuel Gompers (1850-1924), a British-born American labor union leader and a key figure in the history of the American labor movement.

Other notable individuals with the Gompers surname include the German-American artist and educator Louis Gompers (1866-1942), the American economist and professor William Gompers (1892-1966), and the British-American actor and director Michael Gompers (1933-2008).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gompers

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Gompers.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Gompers was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Gompers has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Gompers was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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