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

Jumonville, 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 Jumonville surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jumonville in America

Jumonville is the 42858th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jumonville surname appeared 505 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 Jumonville.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jumonville 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 Jumonville

The surname JUMONVILLE has its origins in France, dating back to the early Middle Ages. It is believed to be derived from a French place name, most likely a small village or hamlet. The name may have originated from a combination of the Old French words "jument," meaning mare, and "ville," meaning town or village.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the JUMONVILLE surname can be found in the Domesday Book, a manuscript record of landholders in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. This suggests that individuals bearing this surname may have migrated from France to England during the Norman conquest or shortly thereafter.

In the 13th century, records show a Guillaume de Jumonville, a knight who participated in the Seventh Crusade led by King Louis IX of France. He is mentioned in several historical accounts of the campaign in the Holy Land between 1248 and 1254.

During the 15th century, the JUMONVILLE surname appears in various documents from the region of Burgundy, France. One notable figure from this time was Jean de Jumonville, a prominent merchant and landowner who lived in the city of Dijon between 1420 and 1487.

In the 16th century, a family bearing the JUMONVILLE name settled in the French colony of New France (present-day Quebec, Canada). One of their descendants, Joseph Coulon de Jumonville, was a French-Canadian military officer who played a role in the opening battles of the French and Indian War (1754-1763). He was killed in a skirmish with British colonial forces led by George Washington in 1754, an event that contributed to the outbreak of the larger conflict.

Another notable figure was Marie-Thérèse de Jumonville, a French noblewoman who lived during the 18th century. She was a prominent figure in the salons of Paris and was known for her patronage of the arts and literature. Her memoirs, published posthumously in 1792, provide valuable insights into the cultural and social life of the French aristocracy during the Ancien Régime.

In the 19th century, several individuals with the JUMONVILLE surname achieved recognition in various fields. Among them was Émile Jumonville (1812-1878), a French sculptor who produced numerous public monuments and statues throughout France and Europe.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jumonville

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

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 Jumonville 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 Jumonville 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 Jumonville was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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