How common is the surname Bump?

2,708 people in the United States had the surname Bump in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 114,012 Americans. It ranked 11,595th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bump?

Lavinia Warren, American circus performer (1841–1919).

Where is the surname Bump most common?

Wikidata records people named Bump in the United States.

Is the surname Bump getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,717 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,708 in 2010, down 0.3%.

The surname Bump

A surname, carried by 2,708 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B510

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bump is more common than 92.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,708 people named Bump in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 114,012 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 2,717.

#11,595

rank among US surnames

2,708

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

-0.3%

change since 2000 (was #10,779)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,588	Didomenico	2,711	113,886
#11,589	Tomko	2,710	113,928
#11,592	Knipp	2,709	113,970
#11,595	Bump	2,708	114,012
#11,597	Ranney	2,707	114,055
#11,603	Drane	2,706	114,097

Who is named Bump

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Bump identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as two or more races and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Two or more races 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bumps

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lavinia Warren
American circus performer (1841–1919)

Questions

How common is the surname Bump?: 2,708 people in the United States had the surname Bump in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 114,012 Americans. It ranked 11,595th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bump?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Bump identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Bump?: Lavinia Warren, American circus performer (1841–1919).
Where is the surname Bump most common?: Wikidata records people named Bump in the United States.
Is the surname Bump getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,717 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,708 in 2010, down 0.3%.