Explore the Family Name Chumney

The meaning of Chumney

Possibly an altered form of English Chumley.

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How common is the last name Chumney in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Chumney has seen a slight rise in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Chumney held the rank of 35053 among all surnames, but by 2010, it had risen to the 33567th spot, marking a 4.24% change. In terms of actual counts, the number of individuals with this surname expanded from 609 in 2000 to 679 in 2010, indicating an 11.49% increase. However, the proportion of people named Chumney per 100,000 remained consistent at 0.23 during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,053	#33,567	4.24%
Count	609	679	11.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.23	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Chumney

When exploring the ethnic identity associated with the surname Chumney, Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting shifts. The majority of individuals identified as White, although this percentage slightly decreased from 92.28% in 2000 to 88.81% in 2010. Black ethnicity representation increased by 44.10%, moving from 5.42% in 2000 to 7.81% in 2010. There was also an increase in those identifying with two or more races, which rose by 48.48% from 0.99% in 2000 to 1.47% in 2010. Meanwhile, there were no recorded individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity bearing this surname in either census year. Interestingly, the 2010 Census marked the first appearance of individuals with Hispanic ethnicity using the Chumney surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.28%	88.81%	-3.76%
Black	5.42%	7.81%	44.1%
Two or More Races	0.99%	1.47%	48.48%
Hispanic	0%	0.88%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%