Kump

English

Etymology

• As a German surname for a bowl maker, from Middle Low German kump (“wooden bowl”), from Old Saxon *kumba, from Proto-Germanic *kumbaz. Variants of this derivation are found in Austria, Slovenia, and Croatia.
• Also as a German surname, Americanized from Kumpf.

Proper noun

Kump (plural Kumps)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kump is the 17359^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1627 individuals. Kump is most common among White (95.57%) individuals.

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German kumpf, kumph (also kump, komp), from Old High German *kumpf, *kump, *kumb, from Proto-Germanic *kumbaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰump/

Noun

Kump m (plural Kumpe, diminutive Kimpche)

1. vessel

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary