How common is the surname Gumm?

2,812 people in the United States had the surname Gumm in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 109,796 Americans. It ranked 11,241st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gumm?

Harry Von Tilzer, American composer (1872–1946), followed by Albert Von Tilzer.

Where is the surname Gumm most common?

Wikidata records people named Gumm in the United States.

Is the surname Gumm getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,176 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,812 in 2010, down 12%.

The surname Gumm

An English surname, carried by 2,812 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gumm is more common than 93.1% of them.

Origin

English origin

* As an English surname, from Old English guma (“man”). * As a German surname, shortened from various ancient Germanic names such as Gundemar, from *gunþiz (“battle”) + *mērijaz (“great; famous”).

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,812 people named Gumm in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 109,796 Americans. That is down 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,176.

#11,241

rank among US surnames

2,812

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

-11.5%

change since 2000 (was #9,401)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,236	Walkup	2,813	109,757
#11,241	Scoville	2,812	109,796
#11,248	Hemenway	2,811	109,835
#11,250	Stucker	2,810	109,874

Who is named Gumm

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

92% of people named Gumm identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gumms

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Harry Von Tilzer
American composer (1872–1946)
Albert Von Tilzer
American songwriter, 1878–1956

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gumm

Gumm has the Soundex code G500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G500.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Gumm come from?: * As an English surname, from Old English guma (“man”). * As a German surname, shortened from various ancient Germanic names such as Gundemar, from *gunþiz (“battle”) + *mērijaz (“great; famous”).
How common is the surname Gumm?: 2,812 people in the United States had the surname Gumm in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 109,796 Americans. It ranked 11,241st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gumm?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Gumm identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gumm?: Harry Von Tilzer, American composer (1872–1946), followed by Albert Von Tilzer.
Where is the surname Gumm most common?: Wikidata records people named Gumm in the United States.
Is the surname Gumm getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,176 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,812 in 2010, down 12%.