Sumpter

From Middle English sumpter (“carrier, or driver of pack animals”).

Sumpter (countable and uncountable, plural Sumpters)

1. A surname originating as an occupation.
2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Bradley County, Arkansas.
   2. A township in Cumberland County, Illinois.
   3. A township in Wayne County, Michigan.
   4. A minor city in Baker County, Oregon.
   5. A ghost town in Trinity County, Texas.
   6. A town in Sauk County, Wisconsin.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sumpter is the 4467^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7950 individuals. Sumpter is most common among White (51.84%) and Black/African American (41.62%) individuals.

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