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    The surname Sumpter

    An English occupational surname, carried by 7,950 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S513

    Sumpter: #4,467 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Sumpter #4,467, 7,950 people Sumpter: #4,467 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Sumpter #4,467, 7,950 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sumpter is more common than 97.2% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From Middle English sumpter (“carrier, or driver of pack animals”).

    Sumpter is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

    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 7,950 people named Sumpter in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 38,836 Americans. That is up 5.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,504.

    #4,467
    rank among US surnames
    7,950
    people in 2010
    2.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.9%
    change since 2000 (was #4,375)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #4,463Hutchens7,95438,816
    #4,465Cromer7,95238,826
    #4,466Fincher7,95138,831
    #4,467Loper7,95038,836

    Who is named Sumpter

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

    52% of people named Sumpter identified as white (not Hispanic), 42% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 52%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 42%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 2.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Sumpters

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jeremy Sumpter
      American actor, born 1989
    • Tika Sumpter
      American actress (born 1979)

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Sumpter come from?
    From Middle English sumpter (“carrier, or driver of pack animals”).
    How common is the surname Sumpter?
    7,950 people in the United States had the surname Sumpter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,836 Americans. It ranked 4,467th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Sumpter?
    In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Sumpter identified as white (not Hispanic), and 42% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Sumpter?
    Jeremy Sumpter, American actor, followed by Tika Sumpter.
    Where is the surname Sumpter most common?
    Wikidata records people named Sumpter in the United States.
    What type of surname is Sumpter?
    Sumpter is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
    Is the surname Sumpter getting more or less common?
    More common. 7,504 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,950 in 2010, up 5.9%.