Ragman Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Guyana

Ragman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'one who went ragged.' 'Ragmann, or he that goythe wythe jaggyd clothys, pannicius, vel pannicia': Promptorium Parvulorum It is, once more, interesting to notice that Promptorium Parvulorum was written in Norfolk, the county whence my instance comes.

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Ragman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania781:257,40924,160
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
India81:95,883,173728,828
Guyana71:108,8897,175
England51:11,143,612252,590
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Răgman (1) are calculated separately.

Ragman (37) may also be a first name.

Ragman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'one who went ragged.' 'Ragmann, or he that goythe wythe jaggyd clothys, pannicius, vel pannicia': Promptorium Parvulorum It is, once more, interesting to notice that Promptorium Parvulorum was written in Norfolk, the county whence my instance comes.

Richard Ragman, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

1 = Ragg2,3 (q.v.) + man.

2 = Ragg’s Man (-Servant): v. Ragg.

3 Ragged Man.

Langland uses the name for the Evil One—To go robbe that rageman And reve the fruyt fro hym.—Piers Plowman, 10,978-9.

Here rage- is evid. the Old Norse rag-r, earlier arg-r = Ger. arg, ‘bad.’ The name occurs in the Hundred-Rolls, but is now practically extinct.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ragman Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ragman Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ragman (Georgian: რაგმან, Hindi: रहमान) occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Răgman. For other potential spellings of Ragman click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ragman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,300,225th most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. The last name Ragman occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Ragman reside; 47 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 45 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 37 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Romania, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 257,409. In Romania Ragman is primarily found in: Mehedinți County, where 68 percent reside and Gorj County, where 32 percent reside. Besides Romania this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Malaysia, where 7 percent reside.

Ragman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ragman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ragman Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ragman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.83% more than the national average, earning R 446,364 per year and in United States they earn 0.95% less than the national average, earning $42,739 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Răgman941/
Raghman9261/
Ragmaan925/
Rangman924/
Rahgman922/
Raigman921/
Raggman921/
Ragmann921/
Raghmane862/
Raghmand862/
Raungman861/
Raggmann860/
Raughman860/
Rogman83229/
Regman8346/
Ragmon8313/
Rogmann77869/
Reigman7770/
Roghman7749/
Regmann7722/
Roggman7714/
Ragmond772/
Roigman771/
Rangmon771/
Hrogman771/
Rohgman771/
Roygman771/
Rougman771/
Roggmann71165/
Roghmann7123/
Roughman710/
Regmon672/
Roughmann671/
Regmán671/
Regmoun624/
Rongmon624/
Rongmoon571/
Rougmont570/
Roughmont530/

Ragman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ragman in the Georgian language
რაგმანragman-
Ragman in the Hindi language
रहमानrahamana-

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