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    The surname Thumma

    A Telugu surname, carried by 535 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex T500

    Thumma: #40,800 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Thumma #40,800, 535 people Thumma: #40,800 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Thumma #40,800, 535 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Thumma is more common than 74.9% of them.

    Origin

    Telugu origin

    Two possible origins: * An altered form of German Thumm, or of some other similar surname. * Borrowed from Telugu తుమ్మా (tummā); this surname is predominantly found in Telangana state.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 535 people named Thumma in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 577,094 Americans. That is up 23% since 2000, when the Census counted 434.

    #40,800
    rank among US surnames
    535
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +23.3%
    change since 2000 (was #46,240)

    Who is named Thumma

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

    73% of people named Thumma identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 2.4% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

    • White (not Hispanic) 73%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 23%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 2.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Thumma

    Thumma has the Soundex code T500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T500.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Thumma come from?
    Two possible origins: * An altered form of German Thumm, or of some other similar surname. * Borrowed from Telugu తుమ్మా (tummā); this surname is predominantly found in Telangana state.
    How common is the surname Thumma?
    535 people in the United States had the surname Thumma in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 577,094 Americans. It ranked 40,800th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Thumma?
    In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Thumma identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Is the surname Thumma getting more or less common?
    More common. 434 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 535 in 2010, up 23%.