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

Klump, 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 Klump surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Klump in America

Klump is the 18198th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Klump surname appeared 1,529 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 Klump.

We can also compare 2010 data for Klump 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 Klump

The surname Klump is of German origin, derived from the Old German word "klump," meaning a lump or clump. It is believed to have originated as an occupational name for someone who worked with lumps or clumps, such as a miller or a baker.

The earliest recorded instances of the name date back to the 16th century in various regions of Germany, including Bavaria, Saxony, and the Rhineland. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Hans Klump, a miller from the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, born around 1520.

In the 17th century, the name Klump appeared in several historical records, such as the Kirchenbücher (church records) of various German parishes. For instance, in the Kirchenbuch of St. Nikolai in Magdeburg, a Johann Klump was recorded as a citizen in 1642.

The name also has connections to several place names in Germany, such as Klumpenhausen, a village in Bavaria, and Klumpenort, a part of the town of Süderlügum in Schleswig-Holstein. These place names likely derived from the same root word as the surname.

Notable individuals with the surname Klump throughout history include:

1. Johann Klump (1598-1668), a German composer and organist known for his sacred works.
2. Matthias Klump (1648-1725), a German painter and engraver, best known for his portraits and religious scenes.
3. Friedrich Klump (1765-1834), a Prussian military officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars.
4. Heinrich Klump (1826-1891), a German-American entrepreneur who founded the Klump Brewery in St. Louis, Missouri.
5. Ewald Klump (1882-1964), a German architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings in Berlin.

While the name Klump has its roots in Germany, it has also been found in other parts of Europe and North America, likely due to migration patterns over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Klump

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

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

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