Jump Surname

75,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Tuvalu

Jump Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Scand.) 1 Neat,Compact; Short [North. Dialectal English jump, from the verb; of Scandinavian orig.] 2 belonging to Jump (Yorks, Devon) [? English jump, a leap; from Scandinavian]

Jump Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,2271:69,3448,056
England8341:66,8087,745
Canada901:409,39536,056
Peru711:447,66413,485
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Australia301:899,85754,700
Jamaica271:106,2944,277
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Wales181:171,91811,581
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
China81:170,915,1968,932
India71:109,580,769786,157
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
France21:33,211,361423,184
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5141:47,4235,856
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0851:46,2855,332

Jump (130) may also be a first name.

Jump Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Scand.) 1 Neat,Compact; Short [North. Dialectal English jump, from the verb; of Scandinavian orig.] 2 belonging to Jump (Yorks, Devon) [? English jump, a leap; from Scandinavian]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A village co. Devon, Roborough Hundred.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A location name in Devon, Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Jump Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jump is found most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jump? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 75,631st most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,123,235 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Jump live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 814,623rd most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 130 people.

The last name Jump is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 5,227 people, or 1 in 69,344. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Kentucky, where 10 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Ohio, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Jump Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jump has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Jump last name expanded 482 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 162 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jump Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jump last name are 27.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.74% being registered with the party.

The amount Jump earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 44.17% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,822 per year; in United States they earn 5.16% less than the national average, earning $40,923 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.05% more than the national average, earning $59,146 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jumpp89571/
Jumps89247/
Jumpe8954/
Jumpt894/
Ijump891/
Jummp891/
Jumph891/
Jusmp891/
Ejump891/
Jaump890/
Sump75697/
Cump7551/
Hump7546/
Jomp7542/
Jumb7521/
Yump7510/
Junp754/
Jupd751/
Zump751/
Iump751/
Djoumpe731/
Zumpe671,165/
Sumpf67670/
Zumpf67467/
Humpf67321/
Humpe67275/
Yumpe67140/
Djumb6734/
Humps6734/
Chump6732/
Zumph6720/
Cumpf6719/
Humph6716/
Joomp6715/
Zumpt6710/
Sumph6710/
Cumph671/
Joumb671/
Khump671/
Jomph671/
Jjumb671/
Ojumb671/
Junpe671/
Jumbd671/
Saump671/
Jhumb671/
Coump671/
Yoump671/
Humpt670/
Caump670/
Scump670/

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Jump Reference & Research

Jump One-name Study - A profile of the Jump surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Jump - Jupp FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Jumpe FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jump
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