2000
#8,357
National surname rank
Recorded bearers 3,640
First available Census row
Per 100,000 1.35
Rare Last name
Trump
A surname derived from the word for "trumpet," likely referring to a trumpeter or an aggressive, boastful person.
According to the 2020 US Census Bureau surname tables, roughly 4,754 Americans carry the last name Trump. That puts it at #7,699 in the national surname ranking, appearing at a frequency of 1.39 per 100,000 people (about 1 in 72,098 residents).
This page is the full Name Census profile for the Trump surname. You will find the Census Bureau frequency data, a multi-census history view, an ancestry and ethnicity breakdown based on self-reported demographics, the name's meaning and origin where available, and answers to the most common questions people ask about this surname.
For British records, Name Census UK has a British surname profile for Trump with 1881 census detail, origin facts and modern UK distribution where available.
Bearers in the US
4.8K
1 in 72,098
Census rank
#7,699
2020 decennial data
Per 100,000
1.4
Frequency rate
Recorded bearers
4.1K
rare in the US
Popularity narrative
The Census Bureau recorded 4,146 bearers of the surname Trump in its 2020 decennial surname file. At a rate of 1.39 per 100,000 residents, it holds the 7699th position in the national surname ranking.
Among Census respondents with the surname Trump, the largest self-reported group is White at 87.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (5.0%) and Two or More Races (3.9%).
Origin
Meaning and origin of Trump
The surname Trump is an English surname derived from the Old German word "trompe" or "trombe", meaning a wind instrument or trumpet. It originated in the region of Saxony in present-day Germany, where the name first appeared in records dating back to the 13th century.
The earliest known bearer of the name was a man named Trompe von Rickenbach, who was listed in a tax register in the town of Zweibrücken in 1292. Over the next few centuries, the name spread throughout Germany and neighboring regions, with various spellings such as Trumme, Trompe, and Trumpe.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in England appears in the 1487 Subsidy Rolls of Suffolk, where a John Trompe is listed as a resident of Bury St. Edmunds. By the 16th century, the spelling had evolved to the modern form of Trump, and the name had become firmly established in parts of England, particularly in the counties of Devon and Somerset.
One notable early bearer of the Trump surname was William Trump, a merchant and landowner who lived in Glastonbury, Somerset, in the late 16th century. He is mentioned in several local records from the time, including a 1597 deed granting him land in the nearby village of West Pennard.
In the 17th century, the name appears in the records of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, indicating that some Trump families had emigrated to the American colonies. One of the earliest known Trump settlers was Matthias Trump, who arrived in Pennsylvania from Germany in 1675 and established a homestead in what is now Montgomery County.
Another prominent figure in the history of the Trump surname was John Trump, a Scottish philosopher and writer who was born in Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, in 1756. He studied at the University of Aberdeen and later became a professor of philosophy at the United College, St. Andrews.
Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, the Trump surname continued to be found in various parts of the United Kingdom, as well as in the United States and other countries to which English and German immigrants had settled. Notable bearers of the name during this period included Alexander Trump, a Scottish shipbuilder and merchant who lived in Leith, near Edinburgh, in the early 19th century, and Isaac Trump, an American composer and music teacher who was born in Pennsylvania in 1834.
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Trump
Among Census respondents with the surname Trump, the largest self-reported group is White at 87.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (5.0%) and Two or More Races (3.9%).
The bar chart below shows how Trump bearers described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given surname, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown for every Census year so the breakdown stays comparable over time. When the source file also includes raw headcounts, Name Census shows those alongside the percentages in the legend.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A person's surname does not determine their race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the Trump surname at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White87.0% · 3,606
- Hispanic or Latino5.0% · 207
- Two or more races3.9% · 161
- Black or African American2.2% · 90
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4% · 57
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 25
Timeline
Historical Census data for Trump
Trump appears in 3 published Census surname files: 2000, 2010, 2020. The cards below show how the name's rank and bearer count changed across each release.
2010
#8,484
National surname rank
Recorded bearers 3,886
+246 bearers (+6.8%)
Per 100,000 1.32
Rank movement Down 127 places
2020
#7,699
National surname rank
Recorded bearers 4,146
+260 bearers (+6.7%)
Per 100,000 1.39
Rank movement Up 785 places
| Year | Rank | Count | Per 100K | Count change | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | #8,357 | 3,640 | 1.35 | First available Census row | First available Census row |
| 2010 | #8,484 | 3,886 | 1.32 | +246 bearers (+6.8%) | Down 127 places |
| 2020 | #7,699 | 4,146 | 1.39 | +260 bearers (+6.7%) | Up 785 places |
For 2020, the Census Bureau published race and Hispanic-origin columns as counts rather than percentages. Name Census converts those counts back into shares so the ancestry section stays comparable with the older surname files.
Year on year
2010 vs 2020 Census
How has the Trump surname changed between Census years? The chart shows bearer count side by side, and the table compares rank, count, and frequency.
Census year comparison
20102020
| Metric | 2010 | 2020 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #8,484 | #7,699 | 9.3% |
| Count | 3,886 | 4,146 | 6.7% |
| Per 100K | 1.32 | 1.39 | 5.1% |
Between the 2010 and 2020 Census, the number of Trump bearers went from 3,886 to 4,146 (+6.7% change). The surname moved up 785 positions in the national ranking, going from #8,484 to #7,699.
Notable bearers
Famous people with the surname Trump
FAQ
Trump surname: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. have the surname Trump?
Name Census estimates that about 4,754 living Americans carry the surname Trump. Using the current population baseline, that works out to roughly 1 in 72,098 residents.
How common is Trump?
Trump ranks #7,699 in the 2020 Census surname tables and is classified on this site as "Rare." The Census recorded the name at a frequency of 1.39 per 100,000 residents, which is about 1 people out of every 100,000.
How many people with this surname were counted in the Census?
The raw 2020 Census file counted 4,146 people with the surname Trump. That is different from the site's living-bearer estimate (4,754), which projects the surname's present-day count by applying the Census frequency rate to the current U.S. population.
What does 1.39 per 100,000 actually mean?
It is the Census Bureau's normalized frequency measure. A rate of 1.39 per 100,000 means that if you picked a random group of 100,000 U.S. residents, you would expect about 1 of them to have the surname Trump.
Has Trump become more or less common over time?
Between 2010 and 2020, the surname Trump went from 3,886 recorded bearers to 4,146. That is an increase of 260 (+6.7%). In the national ranking it rose from #8,484 to #7,699.
What does the Census say about the background of Trump?
Among Census respondents with the surname Trump, the largest self-reported group is White at 87.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (5.0%) and Two or More Races (3.9%). These figures come from the 2020 Census Bureau surname tables, based on how respondents described their own race and ethnicity.
Which group reports this surname most often?
White is the largest self-reported group for the surname Trump in the 2020 Census, accounting for 87.0% (3,606 people in the source table).
What is the full ancestry breakdown?
Trump appears across multiple self-reported groups in the Census data. The largest shares in the 2020 file are White (87.0%), Hispanic (5.0%), Two or More Races (3.9%). For 2020, the source file also published raw headcounts for each group, which is why this page can show both percentages and counts in the ancestry section.
Is this page using the latest Census data?
Yes. This page is using the latest surname file currently loaded on Name Census, which is 2020. The historical section above also keeps any older Census surname entries we have for Trump (2000, 2010, 2020).
Does the Census include every surname?
No. The Census Bureau only publishes surnames that appeared at least 100 times in a given decennial Census. That means very rare surnames are excluded entirely, and a surname can appear in one Census release but disappear from a later one if it falls below the reporting threshold.
Why don't the ancestry percentages always add up to exactly 100%?
There are two main reasons: rounding and suppression. The Census Bureau rounds published values, and it may suppress very small cells to protect privacy. For 2020, the Bureau also published raw group counts rather than direct percentages, so Name Census converts those counts back into shares for comparability across census years.
What does Trump mean?
A surname derived from the word for "trumpet," likely referring to a trumpeter or an aggressive, boastful person. The fuller origin note on this page goes into more detail.
Where does the surname data come from?
All surname statistics on Name Census are drawn from the US Census Bureau's decennial surname frequency tables. These files list every surname that appeared 100 or more times in the 2020 Census, along with a count, a per-100,000 rate, and a self-reported demographic breakdown. You can read the full explanation on our methodology page.
How does Name Census estimate living bearers?
For surnames, Name Census does not age cohorts the way it does for first names. Instead, it takes the Census Bureau's published frequency for Trump (1.39 per 100,000) and applies that rate to the current U.S. resident population to estimate how many living Americans have the surname today.
How many Americans have the surname Trump?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.