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

Mumphery, 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 Mumphery surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mumphery in America

Mumphery is the 113791st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mumphery surname appeared 154 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 Mumphery.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mumphery 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 Mumphery

The surname Mumphery has its origins in medieval England, believed to have first emerged in the county of Yorkshire during the 13th century. It is thought to be derived from the Old English words "mum" and "fere," meaning "silence" and "companion," respectively. This suggests the name may have initially referred to a quiet or reserved individual.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the surname Mumphery can be found in the Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire, dated 1297, where a certain Robert Mumphery is listed as a taxpayer. The name also appears in the Pipe Rolls of Nottinghamshire from 1327, indicating its spread to other regions of England during the Middle Ages.

In the 15th century, the Mumphery surname is documented in the Paston Letters, a collection of correspondences between members of the prominent Paston family of Norfolk. A William Mumphery is mentioned as a tenant farmer on the Paston estates during this period.

Notable individuals bearing the Mumphery surname include John Mumphery (c. 1550-1624), an English merchant and member of the Company of Merchant Adventurers in York. Another significant figure was Elizabeth Mumphery (1675-1737), a renowned Quaker preacher and author from Hertfordshire.

During the 17th century, the variant spelling "Mumfrey" emerged, as seen in the records of St. Mary's Church in Beverley, Yorkshire, where a baptism of a child named Thomas Mumfrey is recorded in 1652. This spelling variation may have been influenced by the Old English word "freond," meaning "friend."

Other historical figures with the Mumphery surname include Richard Mumphery (1712-1786), a prominent landowner and justice of the peace in Lincolnshire, and Anne Mumphery (1788-1864), a philanthropist and supporter of educational causes in the city of Bristol.

While the Mumphery surname is not among the most common in England, it has persisted through the centuries, with various branches tracing their ancestry to different regions of the country, reflecting the mobility and spread of the name over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mumphery

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

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

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