Jumper Surname

111,432nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,168 people bear this surname

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

Jumper Surname Definition:

The first Mr. Jumper would appear to have derived his name not from his saltatory skill, but from his having been a maker of jumps, a kind of short leather coat or boddice, formerly worn by women. See Bailey and Halliwell. Jumper is also a northern provincialism for a miner's boring tool, and may have been metaphorically applied to the miner himself.

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Jumper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0791:88,86010,003
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
France61:11,070,454349,096
England51:11,143,612252,590
China51:273,464,31313,838
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5091:98,66110,028

Jumper (64) may also be a first name.

Jumper Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The first Mr. Jumper would appear to have derived his name not from his saltatory skill, but from his having been a maker of jumps, a kind of short leather coat or boddice, formerly worn by women. See Bailey and Halliwell. Jumper is also a northern provincialism for a miner's boring tool, and may have been metaphorically applied to the miner himself.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Jeane Pierre. Lower thinks the name means a maker of jumps, a short leather coat or boddice formerly worn by women.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Jumper Last Name Facts

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

Jumper is most common in The United States. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jumper? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 111,432nd most common family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,748,452 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Jumper reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,223,525th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 64 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 4,079 people, or 1 in 88,860. In The United States Jumper is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 16 percent are found, Texas, where 14 percent are found and South Carolina, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States it is found in 31 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 0 percent are found and Peru, where 0 percent are found.

Jumper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jumper has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jumper surname rose 801 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 64 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jumper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jumper surname are 13.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.41% being registered with the party.

The amount Jumper earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 49.24% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,839 per year and in United States they earn 4.05% less than the national average, earning $41,401 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jumpper922/
Jumpe9154/
Sumper83560/
Cumper83447/
Jumpee83239/
Humper8355/
Junper838/
Jumpre835/
Jumpei835/
Jumpes832/
Jomper831/
Jumpej831/
Jumpet831/
Iumper830/
Humpert773,260/
Humpfer77180/
Jumpire77130/
Cumpper7740/
Jumpitr7712/
Humpher779/
Sumpper775/
Junpear774/
Chumper772/
Cumpeer771/
Jumpeee771/
Cumpher771/
Zoumper771/
Djoumpe771/
Jumphey770/
Juber7310,599/
Jumpa732,382/
Juver731,536/
Zumpe731,165/
Yumpe73140/
Sumpe7372/
Jumpi7336/
Cumpe7331/
Jompe7312/
Jumpy731/
Junpe731/
Jumpetch712/
Chumpert711/
Chumpear711/
Choumper711/
Eyumpere711/
Humphier710/
Humphere710/
Humphert710/
Jubert673,485/
Jomphe671,451/
Jumpha67949/
Jubier67198/
Zumpfe67167/
Jumpay67104/
Junpet6791/
Zomper6772/
Jubere6765/
Jouver6744/
Jeumpa6744/
Jubeir6742/
Jubeer6730/
Jubear6728/
Jumpai6728/
Jumpit6722/
Jouber6716/
Jhumpa6713/
Junpee6711/
Jauber6711/
Junpei6710/
Ejompe679/
Jonper677/
Homper676/
Humpre675/
Jauver675/
Jhuber675/
Juuber674/
Joumpi673/
Jumpis673/
Juiber673/
Cumpee673/
Hunper672/
Yumpei672/
Junped671/
Junpea671/
Jompea671/
Jeuver671/
Zumphe671/
Sunper671/
Jusber671/
Humpherjs671/
Jubher671/
Juberz671/
Jhumpi671/

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Jumper Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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