Explore the Family Name Trumper

The meaning of Trumper

1. English (West Midlands): occupational name for a trumpeter, from Middle English trompo(u)r, tromper(e), trumpo(u)r, trumper(e) ‘trumpeter, horn player’ (Old French trompeor, trompour, trumpeur). Compare Trump. 2. German (Trümper): variant of Trump ‘drummer’. 3. North German (Trümper): occupational name from Middle Low German trumper ‘trumpet player, lute player’.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Trumper gained popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Trumper was ranked 78,549th in popularity and climbed to 73,464th by 2010, indicating a 6.47% increase. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 226 in 2000 to 264 in 2010, marking an upswing of 16.81%. Moreover, there was a 12.5% increase in the proportion of Trumpers per 100,000 people from 0.08 to 0.09 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#78,549	#73,464	6.47%
Count	226	264	16.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.09	12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Trumper

An examination of the ethnic identity of those with the surname Trumper, as per Decennial U.S. Census data, shows that the majority fall under the White category. In 2000, 96.46% identified as White, but this number slightly decreased to 93.18% by 2010. During the same period, there was a notable change within the Hispanic demographic, rising from 0 to 2.65%. However, those identifying as Black decreased from 3.1% in 2000 to 2.27% in 2010. The figures for Asian/Pacific Islander, those identifying with two or more races, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained stagnant at 0.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.46%	93.18%	-3.4%
Hispanic	0%	2.65%	0%
Black	3.1%	2.27%	-26.77%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%