Rummons Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

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

Rummons Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Rumin'. Lower, quoting Ferguson, says,' Rumun, an Old Norse personal name.' This view seems confirmed by the fact that it is found early on the East coast.

John Rumin, Lincolnshire, 1273.

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Rummons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Rummons Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Rumin'. Lower, quoting Ferguson, says,' Rumun, an Old Norse personal name.' This view seems confirmed by the fact that it is found early on the East coast.

John Rumin, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

But v. Romaine, of which it may be but a vulgar corruption. Romans is found in the London Directory side by side with Romaine. Rummen in the first of the following instances seems to be a corrupted form of Romaine:

1767. Married — William Rummen and Mary Hine: St. George, Hanover Square.

1774. — John Rummins and Ann Faulkner: ibid.

1802. — John Rumens and Margaret Catley: ibid.

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

Rummons Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rummons is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Rummons.

How Common Is The Last Name Rummons? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rummons is the 11,742,229th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Rummons occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Rummons reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Rummons is mostly found in: Wyoming, where 100 percent are found.

Rummons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rummons has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rummons surname fell 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rumons920/
Rummans86220/
Rimmons860/
Rumans77194/
Romons774/
Rumams772/
Rumuns771/
Rimons771/
Roumans71402/
Ruhmans7130/
Rusmans719/
Raumans713/
Reumans712/
Hrumans711/
Romouns711/
Roemons711/
Ruhmams710/
Raumanns6739/
Rousmans6738/
Reusmans6720/
Rauhmans671/
Ruinemans63301/
Romans627,460/
Romuns622/
Románs621/
Rimans621/
Roomans57105/
Roemans5788/
Riemans5711/
Romhans571/
Romauns571/
Rumance571/
Rooymans53210/
Roeymans5352/
Riemanns5314/
Rumhanje531/
Rooijmans50471/

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