# Trump (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/trump/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,886 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,484 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 79,451 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.8% (3,640 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /tɹʌmp/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

The surname has two sources. * English (Devon): an occupational name for a trumpeter, from Middle English trumpe (“trumpet”). * German (Bavaria): from German Trump, possibly an occupational name for a drummer, from Middle High German trumbe (“drum”), although the alternative forms Trumpf, Drumpf cannot be derived from this (except by postulating them to be hypercorrections) * The place in Baltimore county was named after settler Simeon Van Trump.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Trump in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 96% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Trump in the United States.

## People named Trump

- Ivanka Trump, American businesswoman, socialite and political advisior (born 1981)
- Donald Trump Jr., American businessman and reality television personality (born 1977)
- Tiffany Trump, American socialite, research assistant and reality television personality (born 1993)
- Fred Trump, American real estate developer; father of Donald Trump (1905–1999)
- Eric Trump, American businessman and reality television personality (born 1984)
- Frederick Trump, American businessman (1869–1918)
- Maryanne Trump Barry, American judge (1937–2023)
- Mary L. Trump, American psychologist and writer (born 1965)
- John G. Trump, American electrical engineer (1907–1985)
- Lara Trump, American television producer and campaign adviser (born 1982)
- Robert Trump, American businessman (1948–2020)
- Vanessa Trump, American socialite and model, ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr. (born 1977)

and 4 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Trumble, Trumbull, Trumbo, Tremper, Trimble, Turnbull, Tremblay, Thornburg, Trombley, Terranova, Turnbow, Turnipseed.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.