About this name
We do not yet have a written origin for Rump, so here is what the census records show.
Surname origins are rarely settled, and we would rather say nothing than guess. The sources below are the best places to look, and our guide to how surnames began explains the usual types.
Similar spellings
Names nearby in the census
#29,986
Rump was the 29,986th most common surname in the 2010 US Census, with 783 people, about 0.3 in every 100,000.
Who carries it
Check the sources
- Forebears: where Rump is found around the world
- The Internet Surname Database: a second opinion on the origin
- US Census Bureau: the 2010 surname figures used here
For a name you are serious about, compare the dictionaries: Reaney and Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames; Hanks, Dictionary of American Family Names.