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

Shumpert, 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 Shumpert surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Shumpert in America

Shumpert is the 12807th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Shumpert surname appeared 2,408 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 Shumpert.

We can also compare 2010 data for Shumpert 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 Shumpert

The surname Shumpert has its origins in England, with the earliest records dating back to the 13th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old English words "scumor" or "scumor-wyrhta," which translates to "shoemaker" or "maker of shoes." This suggests that the name was originally an occupational surname, given to those who were involved in the trade of shoemaking.

In the medieval period, surnames were often adopted to distinguish individuals within a community, and occupational surnames were particularly common. The Shumpert surname is thought to have emerged in the county of Staffordshire, where a significant number of early records can be found.

One of the earliest known references to the name Shumpert appears in the Pipe Rolls of Staffordshire, dated 1278. This document mentions a "Roger le Shumpert," indicating that the surname was already in use at that time. The use of the prefix "le" before the surname was a common practice in the Middle Ages, denoting "the" in Old French.

As the centuries passed, the name underwent various spelling variations, such as Shumpert, Shompert, Shumpard, and Shumparte. This was not uncommon in the era before standardized spelling became widespread.

Notable individuals bearing the Shumpert surname include:

1. Sir Thomas Shumpert (c. 1490-1558), a prominent English landowner and member of the gentry in Staffordshire.
2. Margery Shumpert (c. 1520-1593), a renowned herbalist and healer from Warwickshire, known for her extensive knowledge of medicinal plants.
3. John Shumpert (1602-1671), a Puritan minister who emigrated from England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1630s.
4. William Shumpert (1725-1809), a British soldier who fought in the American Revolutionary War and later settled in Virginia.
5. Elizabeth Shumpert (1790-1865), an early pioneer and settler in the Ohio Territory, who helped establish one of the first settlements in what is now southeastern Ohio.

While the name Shumpert may have originated as an occupational surname, it has since become a distinguished family name with a rich history spanning several centuries across England and beyond.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Shumpert

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

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

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