Last Name COMPTON

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Meaning	Local: Of Compton, parishes in counties Berks, Hants, Surrey, Sussex, Wilts, Dorset, Gloucester, Somerset, etc. Many smaller spots bear the name in various counties.

Origin	English, Irish

Rank	910 (2000 US census)	902 (1990 US census)

Count	34,788 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

88.96%, or 30947 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
7.22%, or 2512 total occurrences, as black,
0.34%, or 118 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.74%, or 257 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.22%, or 424 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.51%, or 525 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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