How common is the surname Bumpus?

2,949 people in the United States had the surname Bumpus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 104,695 Americans. It ranked 10,806th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Bumpus getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,997 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,949 in 2010, down 1.6%.

The surname Bumpus

A surname, carried by 2,949 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B512

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bumpus is more common than 93.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,949 people named Bumpus in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 104,695 Americans. That is down 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,997.

#10,806

rank among US surnames

2,949

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

-1.6%

change since 2000 (was #9,933)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,800	Kesterson	2,952	104,589
#10,803	Giuliano	2,951	104,624
#10,805	Follett	2,950	104,660
#10,806	Mahaney	2,949	104,695
#10,808	Hoskinson	2,948	104,731
#10,809	Horak	2,947	104,766

Who is named Bumpus

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

82% of people named Bumpus identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Bumpus?: 2,949 people in the United States had the surname Bumpus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 104,695 Americans. It ranked 10,806th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bumpus?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Bumpus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Bumpus getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,997 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,949 in 2010, down 1.6%.