Ramsey is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ramsey
No. of characters: 6
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Ramsey

How popular is Ramsey?

Ramsey is common in United States.

Ramsey is ranked 5081 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Ramsey bearers increased by 2.251224 per cent in 2010 US census to 78350 since 2000, the surname slipped by 39 spots and ranked at 412. The last name was found in around 266 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 77.84 79.54
Black 16.51 16.13
Hispanic or Latino 2.46 1.68
Others 2.02 1.64
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7 0.67
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.46 0.34
Ramsey is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Norfolk Island is ahead in terms of density. Around 107323 people have been found who wears Ramsey as their family name. Ramsey is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
24,358 Saudi Arabia8
5,318 China8
2,306 Iraq8
28,661 Serbia8
10,137 Egypt7
527,030 Indonesia7
1,005 Cayman Islands7
1,346 Bermuda6
5,340 Iceland6
2,025 Afghanistan6
103,755 Czech Republic5
18,646 Thailand4
2,011 South Korea4
6,989 Uganda3
23,165 Romania3
108,034 Italy3
177 Norfolk Island3
7,619 Ecuador3
139,444 Brazil2
4,413 Democratic Republic of The Congo2
5,936 Bahrain2
23,344 Austria2
3,478 Haiti2
1,333 Guam2
95,312 Argentina2
20,837 Venezuela2
10,183 Jordan2
28,232 Morocco2
44,018 Poland2
3,014 Taiwan2
5,726 Puerto Rico2
13,552 Qatar2
1,486 Northern Mariana Islands1
3,275 Nepal1
113 Falkland Islands1
3,993 El Salvador1
6,688 Malawi1
17,768 Pakistan1
734 Chad1
4,249 Cambodia1
24,421 Slovakia1
28,746 Algeria1
7,847 Albania1
3,350 Fiji1
25,746 Finland1
492,292 Ukraine1
1,572 Macau1
12,270 Lebanon1
2,309 Monaco1
14,644 Tunisia1
3,071 Jersey1
7,790 Zambia1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
11,831 Tajikistan1
50,549 Georgia1
2,057 Isle of Man1
7,941 Guatemala1
49,529 Israel1
19,533 Uruguay1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,527 Denmark44
17,488 Norway39
289,354 India38
18,843 Chile36
443 Grenada36
2,905 Guyana31
43,662 Belgium30
45,718 Philippines28
36,547 Switzerland27
416 Guernsey24
52,690 United Arab Emirates20
886 United States Virgin Islands18
90,071 Germany18
55,829 Zimbabwe16
3,405 Nicaragua16
3,664 Costa Rica16
4,325 Japan15
270 Turks and Caicos Islands12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
189 Antigua and Barbuda66
585 Barbados62
38,900 Spain56
39,248 Netherlands53
5,773 Singapore53
18,409 Sweden51
Countries with hundreds of Ramsey:
412 Northern Ireland787
10,268 South Africa621
458 Trinidad and Tobago496
6,557 Ghana399
11,492 Kenya392
1,847 Scotland387
2,296 New Zealand329
190 The Bahamas307
1,521 Wales260
307 Belize224
8,874 Peru214
1,693 Panama212
17,404 Mexico209
21,351 Tanzania195
10,151 Malaysia177
27,627 Turkey175
61,459 France159
3,096 Ireland131
2,219 Hong Kong107
2,171 Jamaica107
Countries with thousands of Ramsey:
1,257 England6,211
6,884 Nigeria3,362
1,614 Australia1,983
2,547 Canada1,938
Countries with ten thousands of Ramsey:
386 United States86,981
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 30 years old weaver James Ramsey who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on June 3, 1846 by Emmanuel put out from Liverpool. Mary Ramsey (20) Immigrant, James Ramsey (50) Gardner/grower, Immigrant Ellen Ramsey, 12 years old James Ramsey, Ellen Ramsey, aged 11, Cartwright George Ramsey, Andrew Ramsey (24) Linen Maker, 21 years old James Ramsey, and 40 other Ramsey around 34.62% of whom were workman migrated to US.

Ramsey Namesakes

    Nikita Ramsey, English actress, best known for her role as Piper Williamson in House of Anubis
  • Aaron Ramsey, Soccer player
  • Alexander Ramsey, American Politician
  • William Fellowes, 2nd Baron de Ramsey, Politician
  • Edward Fellowes, 1st Baron de Ramsey, Member of Parliament
  • Alexander Ramsey, Soccer player
  • Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • Alf Ramsey, Soccer player
  • Alicia Ramsey, Playwright
  • Alicia Ramsey, Playwright
  • James Ramsey, Baseball outfielder
  • In 2017 drama flick, Body Language, Noah Ramsey portrayed N.
  • Leo Ramsey portrayed the leading role of Johnny Thunders in 2019 drama, thriller movie Room 37: The Mysterious Death of Johnny Thunders.
  • David Ramsey, from 1987 horror flick Scared Stiff, who played the George Masterson.

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