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

Rumph, 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 Rumph surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rumph in America

Rumph is the 10019th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rumph surname appeared 3,218 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 Rumph.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rumph 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 Rumph

The surname RUMPH is of German origin, with roots dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to have originated in the southern regions of Germany, particularly in the areas surrounding Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg.

The name RUMPH is derived from the Middle High German word "rumpf," which means "torso" or "trunk" of a body. This suggests that the name may have initially been a descriptive nickname for someone with a distinctive physical characteristic or build.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the RUMPH surname can be found in the Bavarian city of Augsburg, where a man named Hans Rumph was mentioned in a church register dated 1587. This document provides evidence of the name's presence in the region during the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, the RUMPH name appeared in various historical records across southern Germany. Notably, a Georg Rumph was born in the town of Ulm in 1632, and he later became a respected botanist and naturalist, known for his contributions to the study of plants in the Dutch East Indies.

The RUMPH surname also has connections to place names in Germany. For instance, there is a town called Rumpfheim in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, which may have influenced the spelling and pronunciation of the name in that region.

Among notable individuals with the RUMPH surname throughout history, we can mention:

1. Johann Rumph (1528-1592), a German Protestant theologian and reformer.
2. Georg Eberhard Rumph (1627-1702), a German-Dutch botanist and merchant, known for his work on the flora of the Moluccan Islands.
3. Christoph Friedrich Rumph (1737-1813), a German philologist and educator.
4. Wilhelm Rumph (1786-1860), a German painter and engraver.
5. Friedrich Rumph (1855-1924), a German architect and urban planner.

These examples illustrate the diverse fields in which individuals with the RUMPH surname have made significant contributions over the centuries, further highlighting the historical significance of this German surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rumph

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

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

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