Hampe

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hampe, from the ancient Germanic name Hampo, shortened from Haginberht, composed of *hagō (“yard, enclosure”) and *berht (“bright”).

Proper noun

Hampe (plural Hampes)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hampe is the 36246^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 618 individuals. Hampe is most common among White (92.88%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hampe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 122.