German: perhaps a habitational name for someone from a place called Rumburg on the German-Czech border near Görlitz. Alternatively a variant of Romberger .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Rumberger family from?
You can see how Rumberger families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Rumberger family name was found in the USA, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Rumberger families were found in USA in 1920. In 1840 there were 3 Rumberger families living in Pennsylvania. This was 100% of all the recorded Rumberger's in USA. Pennsylvania had the highest population of Rumberger families in 1840.
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What did your Rumberger ancestors do for a living?
In 1940, Laborer and Housewife were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Rumberger. 20% of Rumberger men worked as a Laborer and 100% of Rumberger women worked as a Housewife. .
Between 1956 and 2004, in the United States, Rumberger life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 1973. The average life expectancy for Rumberger in 1956 was 55, and 79 in 2004.