Explore the Family Name Hamper

The meaning of Hamper

1. English (Sussex and Hampshire): occupational name for a maker or seller of hanaps or goblets, from Middle English hanaper, heneper, Old French hanapier. 2. German and Dutch: from the ancient Germanic personal name Hambert, composed of the elements hagan ‘enclosure, protected place’ + berht ‘bright, famous’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Hamper has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010, moving from rank 54,766 to 57,516, a change of approximately -5.02%. The total count of individuals carrying this surname, however, slightly increased from 352 in 2000 to 354 in 2010, marking a growth of 0.57%. Despite this small increase in count, the proportion per 100,000 people declined by 7.69% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,766	#57,516	-5.02%
Count	352	354	0.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hamper

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the largest portion of individuals with the Hamper surname identify as White, making up 91.81% of Hampers in 2010, a slight decrease from 94.03% in 2000. Meanwhile, the Hispanic population within the Hamper family name saw significant growth over the decade, rising by 74.01% from 2.27% in 2000 to 3.95% in 2010. The percentage of Black individuals with the Hamper surname decreased by 15.08%, representing 1.69% of Hampers in 2010. There were no reported changes for Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities among those with the Hamper surname during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.03%	91.81%	-2.36%
Hispanic	2.27%	3.95%	74.01%
Black	1.99%	1.69%	-15.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%