How common is the surname Lumpkin?

9,307 people in the United States had the surname Lumpkin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,173 Americans. It ranked 3,805th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lumpkin?

Wilson Lumpkin, American politician (1783-1870), followed by Alva M. Lumpkin.

Where is the surname Lumpkin most common?

Wikidata records people named Lumpkin in the United States.

Is the surname Lumpkin getting more or less common?

More common. 9,144 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,307 in 2010, up 1.8%.

The surname Lumpkin

A surname, carried by 9,307 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L512

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lumpkin is more common than 97.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,307 people named Lumpkin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,173 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,144.

#3,805

rank among US surnames

9,307

people in 2010

3.2

per 100,000 Americans

+1.8%

change since 2000 (was #3,566)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,796	Hulsey	9,317	33,138
#3,797	Seal	9,316	33,141
#3,798	Roby	9,315	33,145
#3,799	Ripley	9,314	33,149
#3,800	Palomino	9,313	33,152
#3,801	McWhorter	9,312	33,156
#3,802	Harry	9,311	33,159

Who is named Lumpkin

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

51% of people named Lumpkin identified as white (not Hispanic), 44% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 51%
Black (not Hispanic) 44%
Two or more races 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lumpkins

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Wilson Lumpkin
American politician (1783-1870)
Alva M. Lumpkin
American politician (1886–1941)
Ginuwine
American singer-songwriter (born 1970)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lumpkin

Lumpkin has the Soundex code L512, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L512.

Questions

How common is the surname Lumpkin?: 9,307 people in the United States had the surname Lumpkin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,173 Americans. It ranked 3,805th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lumpkin?: In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named Lumpkin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 44% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lumpkin?: Wilson Lumpkin, American politician (1783-1870), followed by Alva M. Lumpkin.
Where is the surname Lumpkin most common?: Wikidata records people named Lumpkin in the United States.
Is the surname Lumpkin getting more or less common?: More common. 9,144 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,307 in 2010, up 1.8%.