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

Kump, 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 Kump surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kump in America

Kump is the 17359th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kump surname appeared 1,627 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 Kump.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kump 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 Kump

The surname KUMP has its origins in Germany, where it first emerged in the 13th century. It is derived from the Middle High German word "kump," which referred to a small valley or depression in the landscape. This suggests that the name may have initially been a descriptive one, given to someone who lived near such a geographic feature.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in a document from the city of Cologne, dated 1283, which mentions a person named Henrich Kump. Over the following centuries, the name appeared in various records across different regions of Germany, sometimes spelled differently, such as Kumpf or Kumpe.

In the 16th century, a notable bearer of the name was Johannes Kump, a scholar and theologian born in Nuremberg in 1510. He was a prominent figure in the Protestant Reformation and authored several influential works on religious doctrine.

Another individual of note was Wilhelm Kump, a German military officer who served during the Thirty Years' War in the early 17th century. He played a role in several key battles, including the Battle of Nördlingen in 1634.

Moving forward to the 18th century, we find Johann Kump, a German composer and organist born in 1727. He worked in various churches in his hometown of Dresden and was known for his skill in composing sacred music.

In the 19th century, the name KUMP was borne by the German painter Carl Kump, who was born in 1825 and specialized in landscapes and scenes of rural life. His works are part of the collections of several notable art museums in Germany.

Finally, one of the more recent historical figures with the surname KUMP was Heinz Kump, a German-Austrian architect born in 1898. He was responsible for the design of several significant buildings in Vienna, including the Vienna Stock Exchange and the Austrian National Library.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kump

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

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

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