Explore the Family Name Umphress
The meaning of Umphress
English and Welsh: variant of Humphries.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Umphress in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Umphress has slightly decreased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Umphress ranked as the 37,043rd most popular surname in the United States, with 567 individuals bearing this name. By 2010, the rank had fallen to 39,419th, and the number of individuals with the surname Umphress had declined by approximately 1.59% to 558. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 population also fell by around 9.52%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #37,043 | #39,419 | -6.41% |
| Count | 567 | 558 | -1.59% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.21 | 0.19 | -9.52% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Umphress
Regarding ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Umphress identify as White, at 94.36% in 2000 and 92.65% in 2010. During the same period, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic and of two or more ethnicities saw shifts, with the Hispanic identification growing by 57.22%, albeit from a small base, and those identifying with two or more ethnicities decreasing slightly by 5.28%. There was no representation from the Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native communities recorded in either year. Notably, in 2010, there was a new representation in the Black community at 1.25%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 94.36% | 92.65% | -1.81% |
| Hispanic | 1.94% | 3.05% | 57.22% |
| Two or More Races | 2.65% | 2.51% | -5.28% |
| Black | 0% | 1.25% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |