How common is the surname Mumma?

2,359 people in the United States had the surname Mumma in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 130,880 Americans. It ranked 13,010th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mumma?

Gordon Mumma, American composer (born 1935).

Where is the surname Mumma most common?

Wikidata records people named Mumma in the United States.

Is the surname Mumma getting more or less common?

More common. 2,338 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,359 in 2010, up 0.9%.

The surname Mumma

A surname, carried by 2,359 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mumma is more common than 92% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,359 people named Mumma in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 130,880 Americans. That is up 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,338.

#13,010

rank among US surnames

2,359

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+0.9%

change since 2000 (was #12,218)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,002	Jellison	2,361	130,769
#13,007	Urrea	2,360	130,824
#13,010	Stetler	2,359	130,880

Who is named Mumma

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

94% of people named Mumma identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as two or more races and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mummas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gordon Mumma
American composer (born 1935)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mumma

Mumma has the Soundex code M500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M500.

Questions

How common is the surname Mumma?: 2,359 people in the United States had the surname Mumma in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 130,880 Americans. It ranked 13,010th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mumma?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Mumma identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Mumma?: Gordon Mumma, American composer (born 1935).
Where is the surname Mumma most common?: Wikidata records people named Mumma in the United States.
Is the surname Mumma getting more or less common?: More common. 2,338 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,359 in 2010, up 0.9%.