Explore the Family Name Plump

The meaning of Plump

North German: nickname for a heavy, clumsy, or tactless person, from Low German plump ‘heavy, crude’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Plump' has increased over time. In 2000, it was ranked 43,377th in prevalence among all surnames, but by 2010, it had risen to the 40,016th position, marking a 7.75 percent increase. Additionally, the count of individuals with this surname also grew from 469 in 2000 to 548 in 2010, signifying a 16.84 percent surge. Consequently, the proportion of the Plump surname per 100,000 people also saw growth, from 0.17 in 2000 to 0.19 in 2010, an increase of 11.76 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,377	#40,016	7.75%
Count	469	548	16.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.19	11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Plump

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname 'Plump' identified as Black, with an increase from 56.29 percent in 2000 to 58.03 percent in 2010. The next largest group identified as White, though their proportion decreased slightly from 40.72 percent in 2000 to 38.69 percent in 2010. Individuals identifying with two or more races also decreased marginally from 2.13 percent to 2.01 percent. Notably, there were no individuals with the Plump surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. There was a new appearance in 2010, however, with 1.28 percent of individuals identifying as Hispanic.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	56.29%	58.03%	3.09%
White	40.72%	38.69%	-4.99%
Two or More Races	2.13%	2.01%	-5.63%
Hispanic	0%	1.28%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%