Ragsdale Surname

29,690th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,030 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ragsdale Surname Definition:

Ragdale, a parish in Leicestershire.

Ragsdale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States17,6981:20,4802,584
England1641:339,74424,836
Canada991:372,17833,288
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China31:455,773,85521,925
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7101:18,5312,348

Ragsdale (38) may also be a first name.

Ragsdale Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ragdale, a parish in Leicestershire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Ragsdale Last Name Facts

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

Ragsdale occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ragsdale? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 29,690th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 404,190 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Ragsdale reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 38 people.

The last name Ragsdale is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 17,698 people, or 1 in 20,480. In The United States Ragsdale is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 15 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Missouri, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States Ragsdale exists in 28 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Ragsdale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ragsdale has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 653 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 713 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ragsdale Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ragsdale surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ragsdale last name are 15.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.95% registered with the party.

The amount Ragsdale earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 4.54% less than the national average, earning $41,189 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.26% more than the national average, earning $60,744 CAD per year.

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Ragsdale Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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