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The name Bump is part of the ancient legacy of the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. Bump was a name used for a swift walker. Originally the name Bump was from the Old French expression bon pas 1 which meant good pace, or good passage. 2 The surname was first found in England soon after the Norman Conquest of 1066.
Not all of the family emigrated to England as the source Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae, includes entries for Reginald, Robert, William de Boneboz who held lands in Normandy in 1198. There the name originated in Boneboz, Normandy which was held by the Earls of Mellent. 3
The surname Bump was first found in Gloucestershire, where William Bonpas was recorded in the Pipe Rolls of 1175. 1 Gilbert de Besant was a benefactor to Dunstable Priory. 3
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bump research. Another 57 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1175, 1616, 1628, 1629 and 1670 are included under the topic Early Bump History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Bump include Bumpus, Bonpas, Bumpasse, Bompase, Bumpuss, Bumpusse and many more.
Notables of this surname at this time include:
In the United States, the name Bump is the 6,982nd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 4
Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Bump were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: