Bump Surname

125,118th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,640 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Bump Surname User-submission:

This surname is of French origin, deriving from bon passe, or 'good speed'.

Bump Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5441:102,27411,295
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
China21:683,660,78330,601
France21:33,211,361423,184
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2431:40,4014,746

Bump (61) may also be a first name.

Bump Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is of French origin, deriving from bon passe, or 'good speed'.

- joefroeter

Bump Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bump Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bump occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bump? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bump is the 125,118th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,002,073 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Bump reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Bump is also the 1,257,960th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 61 people.

Bump is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 3,544 people, or 1 in 102,274. In The United States Bump is most prevalent in: New York, where 11 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Bump is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Bump Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bump has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 285 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bump Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bump last name are 11.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.39% registered with the political party.

The amount Bump earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.24% more than the national average, earning $43,684 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.72% more than the national average, earning $53,024 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bumps89182/
Baump8925/
Bumpe897/
Bumph891/
Boump891/
Bumpf890/
Buimpe80280/
Bhumpe801/
Boumpe801/
Bumb753,317/
Bunp7519/
Bumv753/
Bomp753/
Bupd752/
Wump751/
Butemps7340/
Boutemp730/
Bhumb6770/
Baumb6711/
Bunpe676/
Bunph675/
Beumb673/
Boutemps672/
Waump672/
Bumbs672/
Bumbh672/
Mpump671/
Bompf671/
Vumpe671/
Boumb671/
Buimb671/
Npump671/
Bonmp671/
Boemp670/

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Bump Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bump
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