Lumpkin Surname

43,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,889 people bear this surname

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

Lumpkin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Lambert,' from the nick. Lamb and diminutive Lambkin. No doubt a variant of Lambkin or Lampkin, which see.

Lumpkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,7051:30,9663,857
England631:884,41445,970
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Wales101:309,45316,869
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France31:22,140,907385,998
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4751:34,0474,076

Lumpkin (27) may also be a first name.

Lumpkin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Lambert,' from the nick. Lamb and diminutive Lambkin. No doubt a variant of Lambkin or Lampkin, which see.

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

For Lambkin, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of little Lam or Lump, pet forms of Lambert (land, bright).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lumpkin Last Name Facts

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

Lumpkin occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lumpkin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lumpkin is the 43,722nd most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 612,965 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Lumpkin are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Lumpkin is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 27 people.

The surname Lumpkin is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 11,705 people, or 1 in 30,966. In The United States it is most common in: Georgia, where 15 percent reside, Texas, where 11 percent reside and Alabama, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Lumpkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lumpkin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lumpkin surname grew 794 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 788 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lumpkin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lumpkin are 36.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 89.81% registered with the party.

The amount Lumpkin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.39% less than the national average, earning $39,527 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.32% less than the national average, earning $48,532 CAD per year.

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Lumpkin Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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