Ramey is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ramey
No. of characters: 5
Origin: France
Meaning:

Ramey is a variation of Larrabee. Dweller at the river-bank.

Dweller in a wooded area; a pilgrim who returned from Jerusalem with palm branches; descendant of Remy or Remigius meaning "protector," a French saint of the fifth century.

How popular is Ramey?

Ramey is common in United States, Canada, Egypt, France.

Ramey is ranked 18480 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Ramey bearers increased by 3.09 per cent in 2010 US census to 22287 since 2000, the surname slipped by 90 spots and ranked at 1616. The last name was found in around 8 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 84.77 86.12
Black 10.19 10.19
Hispanic or Latino 2.13 1.32
Others 1.93 1.41
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6 0.66
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.38 0.3
Ramey is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in United States which signifies that it is originated from United States. Around 29852 people have been found who wears Ramey as their family name. Ramey is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Ramey:
1,588 United States28,391
Countries with hundreds of Ramey:
6,875 Canada632
17,305 Egypt366
44,088 France231
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
24,953 Pakistan57
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,997 Trinidad and Tobago48
408,224 India22
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
248,660 Germany10
58,198 Switzerland9
170,599 England9
87,318 Belgium9
26,217 Estonia8
167,054 South Africa8

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

John Ramey was 20 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on September 14, 1850. He lived in Ireland where he worked as farmer and took Minnesota from Liverpool. David Ramey, aged 20, are others that migrated to US.

From Germany

Ottilie Ramey hailed from Germany. 20 years old embarked for USA from Hamburg & Southampton on Borussia and arrived on September 19, 1859. Cuthbert Ramey, aged 19, Henry Ramey, aged 18, Laborer Jn.P. Ramey, Thomas Ramey (7), Jean-B. Ramey, aged 25, 11 years old U Ramey, 35 years old U Ramey, are others that migrated to US.

Ramey Namesakes

  • Horace Ramey, American athlete
  • Phillip Ramey, American composer, pianist, and writer on music
  • Samuel Ramey, American operatic bass
  • Louis Ramey, American stand-up comedian from Atlanta, Georgia
  • Venus Ramey, American beauty pageant contestant
  • Homer A. Ramey, U.S. Representative from Ohio
  • Frank M. Ramey, U.S. Representative from Illinois

Ramey Namesakes

  • Horace Ramey, American athlete
  • Phillip Ramey, American composer, pianist, and writer on music
  • Samuel Ramey, American operatic bass
  • Louis Ramey, American stand-up comedian from Atlanta, Georgia
  • Venus Ramey, American beauty pageant contestant
  • Homer A. Ramey, U.S. Representative from Ohio
  • Frank M. Ramey, U.S. Representative from Illinois

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