Trump Surname

68,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Trump Surname Definition:

= Trum(m (q.v.) with intrus. -p.

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Trump Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,1431:70,4768,178
Germany8971:89,75011,296
England5511:101,12210,652
Australia1681:160,68916,729
Canada1431:257,66124,352
Estonia841:15,7362,567
Wales471:65,8415,810
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Guernsey371:1,742400
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
China141:97,665,8265,141
France81:8,302,840321,660
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malta11:430,2723,380
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4101:59,4526,973
Wales341:46,1302,397
Guernsey91:3,628639
Jersey51:10,3761,795
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1971:41,9544,905

Trump (51) may also be a first name.

Trump Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Trum(m (q.v.) with intrus. -p.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Trum (strong), a pet form of names beginning with Trum, such as Trumbald, Trumbeorht and Trumwine.

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

User-submitted Reference

The name Trump in English is a short form of Trumpet. In German, it can mean a Drum or a Trumpet. It seems that the people who got this name were trumpeters or drummers. Donald Trump's ancestors were natives of Kallstadt, Germany. The name evolved over time from Drumpf to Trump. Friedrich Trump, Donald's grandfather, used the new spelling after they migrated to the United States. Regardless, the renowned name now means Trump, that is, 'to surpass the other' thanks to President Trump, who believes in winning. It is also associated with the Trump card, a card that has the highest value or rank in card games. Other famous Trumps are Melania Trump, Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump (jr), Eric Trump, Tiffany Trump, Barron Trump, and Kai Trump from Donald Trump's family. Charles Trump, who serves as a West Virginia justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals, is unrelated to Donald Trump.

- drmanoj137

A name that originates in the south west of Germany. It means 'the drummer'.

- Johannes Heinz Michels

Trump Last Name Facts

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

The last name Trump has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Trump? popularity and diffusion

The surname Trump is the 68,346th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,002,689 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Trump live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America. Trump is also the 1,396,783rd most widespread first name on earth, borne by 51 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 5,143 people, or 1 in 70,476. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 15 percent live, Indiana, where 8 percent live and Virginia, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 58 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 12 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

Trump Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Trump has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 430 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 134 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 138 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Trump Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Trump surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Trump last name are 23.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.87% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Trump earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 29.35% less than the national average, earning R 167,892 per year; in United States they earn 1.59% less than the national average, earning $42,463 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.4% less than the national average, earning $49,486 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Trumpf91987/
Trumpp91927/
Trumps91263/
Trumpe91135/
Troump9154/
Trumph9149/
Traump912/
Trumpz911/
Thrump911/
Trumpt910/
Trumpfs8352/
Truimph832/
Troumps831/
Troumpe831/
Thrumph830/
Trumppe830/
Tromp8015,110/
Trimp80217/
Trumb8023/
Trunp800/
Trompf73165/
Trompp7343/
Thromp737/
Tromph732/
Trümpp731/
Troumb731/
Trunnp731/
Trimpf730/
Trunpe730/
Trumbs730/
Trumpfová715/
Thraumb674/
Trube601,006/
Tromb606/
Tronp602/
Traube551,072/
Troube5542/
Truhbe556/
Treube551/
Trronp550/
Thronp550/
Thraumbová533/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Trump
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