Explore the Family Name Rumple

The meaning of Rumple

Americanized form of German Rumpel (see also Rumbley).

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

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Rumple has seen slight changes in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Rumple held the rank of 24,513th most common surname in America. By 2010, it had slipped slightly in rank to 25,020th. This represents a minor decrease of 2.07%. However, the count of individuals bearing the Rumple surname increased during this time period by 3.87%, from 956 in 2000 to 993 in 2010. The proportion of the surname Rumple per 100,000 people also saw a marginal decrease of 2.86%, from 0.35 in 2000 to 0.34 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,513	#25,020	-2.07%
Count	956	993	3.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.34	-2.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rumple

The ethnic identity associated with the Rumple surname has also undergone subtle shifts from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of individuals with the surname identify as White, although this percentage decreased by 1.45% from 97.38% in 2000 to 95.97% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Two or More Races saw an increase of 67.86%, growing from 0.84% in 2000 to 1.41% in 2010. The prevalence of the Rumple surname among the Hispanic population showed up for the first time in 2010, representing 1.41% of the Rumples. Those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased by 42.86%, from 1.05% in 2000 to 0.60% in 2010. Notably, there were no reported instances of the Rumple surname among the Asian/Pacific Islander and Black populations in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.38%	95.97%	-1.45%
Two or More Races	0.84%	1.41%	67.86%
Hispanic	0%	1.41%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.05%	0.6%	-42.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%