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

Mumby, 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 Mumby surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mumby in America

Mumby is the 41886th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mumby surname appeared 519 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 Mumby.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mumby 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 Mumby

The surname Mumby is of English origin and is believed to have originated from the village of Mumby in Lincolnshire, England. The name is likely derived from the Old English words "muma" meaning "wild man" and "by" meaning "settlement" or "village". This suggests that the name may have been associated with someone who lived in a settlement of wild or uncivilized people.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Mumby can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it is spelled "Mundebi". This is a reference to the village of Mumby in Lincolnshire, indicating that the name was already in use by the late 11th century.

In the 13th century, the name appeared as "Mumby" in the Feet of Fines for Lincolnshire in 1218. This was a legal document recording the transfer of land ownership and provides evidence of the surname's continued use in the region.

Notable individuals with the surname Mumby include John Mumby (c. 1558-1620), an English clergyman and academic who served as the president of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Another early record is of Robert Mumby (c. 1600-1670), an English merchant and landowner from Lincolnshire.

In the 18th century, Nathaniel Mumby (1706-1781) was a notable English architect and surveyor who worked on several projects in London and the surrounding areas. His son, Storer Mumby (1733-1805), was also an architect and worked on projects in Bath and Bristol.

In the 19th century, Reverend James Mumby (1819-1896) was a Church of England clergyman and author who wrote several religious works and educational texts. He served as the vicar of Thornton-le-Street in Yorkshire.

Throughout its history, the surname Mumby has maintained a strong association with its origins in the village of Mumby in Lincolnshire, and it continues to be a prominent surname in that region as well as other parts of England.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mumby

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

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

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