Sumpter Surname

46,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Sumpter Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the sumpter.' Old French sommetier, a packhorseman, one who carried baggage on horseback; in modern English applied to the horse, not the driver, a sumpter-horse being really a sumpter's horse (v.

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Sumpter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,7981:36,9934,588
England9001:61,9097,292
Australia1901:142,08315,253
New Zealand1211:37,4246,365
Canada731:504,73442,927
Wales361:85,9597,098
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Barbados111:26,1321,223
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
France11:66,422,722504,397
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4691:51,9736,293
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0011:50,1695,703

Sumpter (132) may also be a first name.

Sumpter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the sumpter.' Old French sommetier, a packhorseman, one who carried baggage on horseback; in modern English applied to the horse, not the driver, a sumpter-horse being really a sumpter's horse (v. Skeat, sumpter); compare Palfreyman, which see.

'Willelmo Mone Sometario ad unum somerum pro armis Regis': Wardrobe of Edward I.

Gilbert del Bed prays a reward for long services as 'King's Sumeter': Rolls of Parliament.

William le Sumeter, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William le Somter, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

John le Somyter, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Simon le Sometier, varlet of the king's stable: Wardrobe Roll, 19 Edward II.

Geoffrey le Someter, Close Rolls 54 Henry III.

Richard Somterman. RR. 2. Willelmus Sumpter, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Sunter is, no doubt, a corruption; compare Sinkinson for Simkinson, &c.

1782. Married — Henry Sumpter and Catherine Davies: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin-Greek) Pack-Horse Man, Sumpter-Horse Attendant [Middle English sum(e)ter, sumpter, som(e)ter,O.French sommetier, Low Latin summatarius, a pack-horse driver; from Low Latin sagmarius, a pack-horse; Greek σαγμα, a pack-saddle] Thomas le Someter.—De Banco Rolls, A.D. 1272-3.

William le Sumeter.—Hund. Rolls, A.D. 1274.

Ralph, alias Ranulph le Sumpter.— Chesh. Chmbrlns'. Accts., A.D. 1303-4.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A teamster or groom who drives beasts of burden. A "sumpter—horse,"a horse which carries necessaries for a journey.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Sumpting; a location name in Essex Or Sometour, a sumpterman.

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

Sumpter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sumpter is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sumpter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sumpter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 46,286th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 650,732 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Sumpter are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 807,735th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 132 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 9,798 people, or 1 in 36,993. In The United States it is primarily found in: South Carolina, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Missouri, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States Sumpter occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Sumpter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sumpter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sumpter surname expanded 979 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 192 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sumpter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sumpter last name are 8.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.59% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sumpter earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.96% less than the national average, earning $38,422 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.46% more than the national average, earning $49,910 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shumpter935/
Sumptter931/
Sumpte923/
Sompter863/
Sunpter863/
Jumpter860/
Cumpter860/
Somptier801/
Scimpter800/
Sunpte771/
Sumpta771/
Sumpty771/
Saumpty712/
Sumphty710/
Shunpti571/

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