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

Jump, 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 Jump surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jump in America

Jump is the 8286th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jump surname appeared 3,999 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Jump.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jump 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 Jump

The surname Jump originated in England during the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Old English word "gumpe," meaning "a thick or clumsy person." This surname likely referred to someone who moved in a clumsy or ungainly manner.

The earliest recorded instances of the Jump surname can be traced back to the 13th century. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this surname was John le Gumpe, who was mentioned in the Assize Rolls of Staffordshire in 1292.

In the 14th century, the Jump surname appeared in various records, including the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire in 1327, where a person named William Jumpe was listed. The surname also appeared in the Poll Tax Returns of Yorkshire in 1379, with the entry of Willelmus Jompay.

During the 15th century, the Jump surname was found in several historical documents, such as the Feet of Fines for Suffolk in 1486, which mentioned a Thomas Jump. The name was also recorded in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex in 1524, where a John Jumpe was listed.

One of the notable individuals with the Jump surname was Sir Thomas Jump, a wealthy merchant and alderman of London in the 16th century. He served as the Lord Mayor of London in 1563 and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I in 1564.

Another prominent figure was John Jump, a Puritan minister and scholar who lived in the 17th century. He was born in 1603 and served as the rector of St. Giles-in-the-Fields in London from 1638 until his death in 1645.

In the 18th century, the Jump surname was associated with places like Jumpers Cross in Oxfordshire, which derived its name from the Jump family who lived in the area. There was also a village called Jump in Berkshire, which may have been named after individuals with the surname.

Notable individuals with the Jump surname in more recent history include Joseph Jump (1812-1893), a British politician and Member of Parliament for Bodmin, and Henry Auriol Jump (1868-1949), a British army officer who served in the Second Boer War and World War I.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jump

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

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

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