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

Lumpkin, 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 Lumpkin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lumpkin in America

Lumpkin is the 3805th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lumpkin surname appeared 9,307 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 people would have the surname Lumpkin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lumpkin 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 Lumpkin

The surname Lumpkin is believed to have originated in England, likely in the 13th or 14th century. It is thought to be derived from the Old English words "lump" and "kin," which together would have referred to a person who made or sold lumps or balls of dough, such as for bread or pastries. In this way, Lumpkin was likely an occupational surname, similar to other English surnames like Baker or Miller.

The name is first recorded in historical records in the late 15th century, with one of the earliest known instances being a John Lumpkin mentioned in the Lancashire Court Rolls of 1487. Other early spellings of the name included Lompkyn, Lumpkyn, and Lumpkeyn, reflecting the variations in spelling that were common in medieval times before standardization.

In the 16th century, the name appears in various parish records and tax rolls across different parts of England, particularly in the counties of Lancashire, Cheshire, and Yorkshire. This suggests that the Lumpkin surname had spread to different regions by this time.

One notable early bearer of the name was Thomas Lumpkin, a merchant and member of the Worshipful Company of Grocers in London, who was born around 1560 and died in 1630. Another was Captain John Lumpkin, an English naval officer who served in the Anglo-Dutch Wars of the 17th century.

In the 18th century, the Lumpkin name can be found in various historical documents, including the records of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in America, indicating that some Lumpkins had emigrated from England to the New World by this time.

Other notable people with the Lumpkin surname include Wilson Lumpkin (1783-1870), a politician who served as the governor of Georgia in the 1830s, and Grace Lumpkin (1892-1980), an American writer and activist known for her novels and social commentary.

The Lumpkin surname has also been associated with various place names in England, such as Lumpkin Hill in Lancashire and Lumpkin's Well in Yorkshire, further reflecting the historical roots and geographic spread of this surname over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lumpkin

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

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

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