Bumpus Surname

120,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Bumpus Surname Definition:

1616. John Lloyd and Anne Bompase: Marriage Lic.

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Bumpus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5991:100,71111,183
England1141:488,75531,416
Canada381:969,62173,252
Philippines381:2,664,164134,326
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1121:217,63716,750
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8001:62,7736,852

Bumpus Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. Lower suggests the Frenchbon pas, good pace; corresponding to English Lightloot, Golightly, &c, the opposite of Malpas. This view is strongly confirmed by the first entry below:

1616. John Lloyd and Anne Bompase: Marriage Lic. (London).

1628. Buried — An infant daughter of Thomas Bumpas: Kensington Ch.

1629. Baptised — John, s. Thomas Bumpasse:.

1670. — James, son of James Bumpus: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin) belonging to Bonpas(France) = the Good Pass(age [French bon, Latin bon-us + French pas, Latin pass-us]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

French bon pas, good pace, or good passage. It may therefore either be local, or have reference to the pedestrian powers of the assumer. Conf. Malpas.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Boneboz, Normandy, held from the Earls of Mellent. Reginald, Robert, William de Boneboz occur in Normandy, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Gilbert de B. was a benefactor to Dunstable Priory; Waleran, Earl of Mellent, witnessing the charter (Mon. ii. 134).

The Norman People (1874)

Amongst the names now rare in the county is that of Bumpus, which was represented in Enstone parish in 1758 (J.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Bumpus Last Name Facts

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

Bumpus is found most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bumpus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bumpus is the 120,175th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,908,734 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Bumpus are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Bumpus is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 3,599 people, or 1 in 100,711. In The United States it is primarily found in: Tennessee, where 14 percent live, Massachusetts, where 10 percent live and Ohio, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Bumpus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bumpus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bumpus last name expanded 450 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 102 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bumpus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bumpus last name are 4.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.45% registered with the party.

The amount Bumpus earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.27% more than the national average, earning $43,265 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.94% more than the national average, earning $53,628 CAD per year.

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