Trumper Surname

242,725th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,644 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Trumper Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the trumper' a blower on the trump.

'The trompoures with the loud minstralcie.': Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.

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

John le Trompour, c.

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Trumper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4361:127,79412,731
United States3191:1,136,23581,718
Germany2071:388,91536,309
Canada1261:292,42527,191
New Zealand1121:40,4316,796
Argentina1061:403,24030,872
Australia741:364,80730,412
Israel631:135,83514,591
Wales631:49,1204,600
Russia581:2,484,880144,115
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2291:106,44310,576
Wales171:92,2604,121
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1061:473,76133,810

The alternate forms: Trümper (3,066) are calculated separately.

Trumper Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the trumper' a blower on the trump.

'The trompoures with the loud minstralcie.': Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.

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

John le Trompour, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

John Skot, trumper' 19 Edward II: Freemen of York.

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

Walterus Tromper, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1644. Clare Trumper: Cal. of Wills in Court of Husting (2).

1789. Married — George Elliott and Diana Trumper: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

TRUMPOURE: Adam le Trompour rendered homage at Perth, 1291 (RR.), and Johannes Trumpoure 'nunc dicte Carrie heraldo,' had a charter of lands in Dumfriesshire, 1365 (RMS., I, 206). From the occupation, the 'trumpeter.'

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Anglo-French-Teut.) Trumpeter [Middle English trumpe, trompe, a trumpet + the agential suff. -er; from French trompe, O.H.Ger. trumpa, a trumpet] Walter Tromper.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Flemish, Trumper; from the Dutch, Trompee; from the German, Trümper; a personal name.

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

Trumper Last Name Facts

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

The surname Trumper (Russian: Трумпер) occurs most in England. It can be found in the variant forms: Trümper. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Trumper? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 242,725th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,432,814 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Trumper live; 31 percent live in Northern Europe and 31 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Trumper is most widespread in England, where it is held by 436 people, or 1 in 127,794. In England Trumper is most frequent in: Shropshire, where 12 percent live, Greater London, where 10 percent live and Hampshire, where 10 percent live. Apart from England this last name is found in 39 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Germany, where 13 percent live.

Trumper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Trumper has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Trumper surname rose 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 301 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 371 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Trumper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Trumper surname are 21.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.95% being registered with the political party.

The amount Trumper earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 16.62% more than the national average, earning $50,322 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.69% more than the national average, earning $59,468 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Trümper953,066/
Truemper93418/
Trumpher934/
Trumpere930/
Trumpe92135/
Trimper86807/
Trumpet86297/
Trumpie86198/
Tromper8669/
Trumpey8663/
Trumpeš8654/
Trumpes8640/
Trumped862/
Troumpe861/
Trumppe860/
Trunper860/
Trompier80145/
Trumpess80114/
Trompper8045/
Trümpert8029/
Troemper8014/
Trumppie801/
Trumpejs801/
Trumpeit801/
Trumpy77499/
Trumpa77378/
Truver77312/
Truber77269/
Trompe7788/
Trumpi7779/
Trunpe770/
Trubert711,649/
Trauber71145/
Trubger7186/
Treuber7171/
Troumpa7163/
Trumpis7154/
Trumpio7138/
Truuver7120/
Thruber715/
Trumpit714/
Trumphy714/
Trouver714/
Trompie712/
Tromphe712/
Trubere712/
Trünper711/
Trumpid711/
Trunpey711/
Truimpa711/
Thruver710/
Tronper710/
Trouber710/
Traubert67168/
Treubert67117/
Trumpich6715/
Trumpytė673/
Truuveer671/
Treuberd671/
Thrumphy670/

Trumper Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Trumper in the Russian language
Трумперtrumper-

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