German:: metonymic occupational name from Middle Low German pumpe ‘pump’ for the maker or user of a pump. habitational name from Pumpe in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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You can see how Pump families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Pump family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1840 and 1920. The most Pump families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 2 Pump families living in Pennsylvania. This was 100% of all the recorded Pump's in USA. Pennsylvania had the highest population of Pump families in 1840.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Pump surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1940, Farmer and Teacher were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Pump. 42% of Pump men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Pump women worked as a Teacher. .
Between 1964 and 2003, in the United States, Pump life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1967, and highest in 1988. The average life expectancy for Pump in 1964 was 69, and 85 in 2003.