Rumley is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Rumley
No. of characters: 6
Origin: England
Meaning:

Rumley is variant of Romilly. The great grandfather of the late Sir Samuel Romilly "had a pretty good landed estate at Montpellier in the south of France." His son, in the year 1701, being a Protestant, visited Geneva, for the sole purpose of receiving the sacrament, and, by the advice of the celebrated theologian, Saurin, instead of returning to Montpellier, set out for London, and thus at length established the family in England. The name may have been borrowed from the town of Romilly, in Savoy, near Geneva.

How popular is Rumley?

Rumley is common in United States, England, Canada, Australia.

Rumley is ranked 130035 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Rumley bearers increased by 3.52 per cent in 2010 US census to 1855 since 2000, the surname slipped by 620 spots and ranked at 15719. The last name was found in around 6 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 82.1 86.61
Black 13.15 10.04
Others 1.94 1.56
Hispanic or Latino 1.56 1.28
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.65 0
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.59 0
Rumley is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Ireland. Around 3479 people have been found who wears Rumley as their family name. Rumley is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Rumley:
15,765 United States2,356
Countries with hundreds of Rumley:
14,363 England371
11,323 Canada351
16,101 Australia177
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,668 Ireland92
10,705 Switzerland82
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
27,097 Denmark14
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
476,604 Thailand8

Rumley Namesakes

  • Johnny Rumley, former NASCAR driver

Rumley Namesakes

  • Johnny Rumley, former NASCAR driver

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