The sumpter Surname

sumpter Name Meaning and History

English: occupational name for a carrier, from Middle English sum(p)ter ‘(driver of a) pack animal’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The sumpter name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the sumpter family name as far back in history as possible.

sumpter Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of sumpter Families in the US in 1920

Number of sumpter families

34-65

12-33

1-11

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Thread	Author	Replies
African American Sumpters	Ccsumpter	2
William Simpson Sumpter	Betty	6
Birdie M. Lovelace Obituary	woodlandsgal	0
John and Sally Hobbs Sumpter	Jim Landrum	7
Henry Sumpter	jwhis411	1
GEORGE SUMPTER (1785-1840 appx.)&NANCYPOWERS p/o GEORGE SUMPTER/MO	stacey995	0
JAMES H. SUMPTER/MO/CIVIL WAR	stacey995	4
Mary Jane Goggin/Sumpter/Kennedy	stabrown1	0
Calip/Caleb Sumpter	morepat	1
SUMPTER, Jesse	bsump0103	5

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