Jump
A surname most likely from a place-name, probably meaning someone from the hamlet of Jump in Yorkshire.
The #8,286 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 77,206 Americans shares it.
Etymology
The surname Jump is usually treated as a locational name, referring to someone who came from a place called Jump. The historical sources here specifically point to the hamlet of Jump in Wombwell, Yorkshire. As with many English locational surnames, the name itself likely began as a simple identifier meaning “of Jump.”
History
19th-century surname dictionaries record Jump as a local surname and connect it with Yorkshire. The name is uncommon, but it appears in English records by the early 17th century, including examples from Cheshire and Lancashire-area materials. It later appears in American records as well, reflecting migration from Britain.
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Fun fact
Bardsley specifically links the surname to the hamlet of Jump in Wombwell, Yorkshire, making this a neat case of a surname that is also a very short English place-name.
From the historical record
“London, 4, o ; Boston (U.S.), o. I. Jump.— Local, ' of Jump," pro- bably the hamlet of Jump in the pariah of Wombwell, co, Yorks. WillianiJump,ofH«ket*,i6ii: Willa a<C!i«ttr(is4s-i5joVn ,,,.”
— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with special American instances