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

Pomper, 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 Pomper surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pomper in America

Pomper is the 68122nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pomper surname appeared 289 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 Pomper.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pomper 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 Pomper

The surname Pomper is believed to have originated in Germany during the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century. It is thought to have derived from the Low German word "pumpe," which referred to a pump or well. This suggests that the name may have been an occupational surname, given to someone who worked with pumps or maintained wells.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Pomper surname can be found in the town records of Lübeck, a prominent Hanseatic city in northern Germany, dating back to the 15th century. In these records, a certain Hans Pomper is mentioned as a respected citizen and merchant.

The name Pomper also appears in various other historical documents from different regions of Germany, such as church registers and tax records. In some instances, the spelling variations include Pompper, Pümper, and Pümpper.

During the 16th century, the Pomper name gained prominence in the Rhineland region of western Germany. A notable figure from this era was Johann Pomper (1535-1618), a renowned theologian and author who served as a professor at the University of Heidelberg.

As the Pomper family spread across Germany and beyond, some members of the clan settled in other parts of Europe. One such example is Willem Pomper (1592-1668), a Dutch painter from Utrecht who specialized in still-life and genre scenes.

In the 18th century, the Pomper name found its way to the United States, with some of the earliest immigrants settling in Pennsylvania. One of the first recorded instances is that of Johannes Pomper, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1737 from the Palatinate region of Germany.

Another notable figure bearing the Pomper surname was Carl Friedrich Pomper (1796-1872), a German-born entrepreneur and industrialist who made significant contributions to the development of the iron and steel industry in the United States.

As the centuries passed, the Pomper name continued to spread and establish itself in various parts of the world, with descendants carrying on the legacy of this historic surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pomper

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

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

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