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

Rumble, 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 Rumble surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rumble in America

Rumble is the 15748th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rumble surname appeared 1,851 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 Rumble.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rumble 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 Rumble

The surname Rumble originated in England during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old English word "rumbel," which means "to rumble" or "to make a low, heavy sound." This name was likely given as a descriptive nickname to someone who had a deep, rumbling voice or who lived near a location where there was a constant rumbling sound, such as a waterfall or a busy road.

The earliest recorded instance of the name Rumble can be found in the Hundred Rolls of 1273, which lists a Robert Rumble residing in Oxfordshire. Similarly, the Lay Subsidy Rolls of 1334 mention a John Rumble living in Yorkshire. These early records suggest that the name was already well-established in different parts of England by the 13th and 14th centuries.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Rumble surname was Sir William Rumble, a prominent landowner and knight who lived in Northamptonshire during the 15th century. He was mentioned in several historical documents, including the Patent Rolls of 1439, which recorded his appointment as a Justice of the Peace.

Another notable individual with the Rumble surname was Thomas Rumble, a wealthy merchant who lived in London during the 16th century. He was involved in the lucrative cloth trade and is mentioned in the records of the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors, one of the City of London's historic livery companies.

In the 17th century, the Rumble name appears in the parish records of St. Mary's Church in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. One entry from 1642 records the baptism of a child named Elizabeth Rumble, daughter of John and Mary Rumble.

During the 18th century, the Rumble surname was particularly prevalent in the county of Dorset. A notable bearer of the name from this period was Richard Rumble, a wealthy landowner and magistrate who lived in the village of Melbury Sampford. He is mentioned in various local records, including the Dorset County Records of 1756.

In the 19th century, one of the most prominent individuals with the Rumble surname was Sir Edmund Rumble, a British naval officer who served during the Napoleonic Wars. He was born in 1785 in Portsmouth and went on to have a distinguished career, rising to the rank of Admiral. He is remembered for his role in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rumble

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

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

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