Ramage Surname

42,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Ramage Surname Definition:

Payment was made in 1304 to Peter Ramage, 'cokinus,' messenger to the sheriff of Perth, for his expenses (Bain, IV, 483). A family of this name long maintained a connection with Stobo in Peeblesshire. Andro Ramage was rentalit in ane oxgang in the West town of Stobo in 1528, and in 1553 Andro Rammage was rentalit in an oxin gang land in the Hilhows of Stobo, "wakand be deces of wmquhil James Rammaige, his fathyr" (Rental).

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Ramage Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,8841:74,2148,539
Scotland1,8161:2,948534
Australia1,5601:17,3052,428
England1,3571:41,0605,275
Canada9381:39,2814,921
France8911:74,54910,444
New Zealand3131:14,4672,543
South Africa1991:272,25027,005
Northern Ireland1021:18,0892,301
Wales741:41,8184,057
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Trinidad and Tobago131:104,9216,882
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines111:10,242786
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
India81:95,883,173728,828
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Norway71:734,61250,907
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malta41:107,5681,849
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland581:76,3775,461
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1,3611:2,750477
England3261:74,7718,190
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7901:63,5686,935

Ramage (34) may also be a first name.

Ramage Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Payment was made in 1304 to Peter Ramage, 'cokinus,' messenger to the sheriff of Perth, for his expenses (Bain, IV, 483). A family of this name long maintained a connection with Stobo in Peeblesshire. Andro Ramage was rentalit in ane oxgang in the West town of Stobo in 1528, and in 1553 Andro Rammage was rentalit in an oxin gang land in the Hilhows of Stobo, "wakand be deces of wmquhil James Rammaige, his fathyr" (Rental). Sir John Rammage was curate of Blanter in 1555 (Protocols, I), John Rammyche in Haddington gave allegiance to the king in 1567 (RPC., I, p. 558), Johnne Rammaige was reidare at Curmannok, 1574 (RMR.), and Edward Rammage was a mason in Edinburgh in 1599 (Edinb. Marr.).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Anglo-French-Latin) Wild [Middle English; Old French ramage, wild (of a hawk), lit. 'living in the branches’; Low Latin *ramatic-us, from Latin ram-us, a branch] Or ellis he is not wise ne sage, Nomore than is a gote ramage.—Chaucer, Rom. of the Rose, 5383-4.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) The wild one who lived in the forest.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Anglo-Norman. Wild. Halliwell. Jamieson defines rammage as rash, thoughtless, furious.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Branches of trees; a coppice where birds sing.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From the Danish, Rames; from the Flemish, Ramuz; from the German, Rambach; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

Ramage is a French surname. It means 'tweeting birds' and 'engraving flowers on cloth', also 'beautiful songbird'.

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Ramage Last Name Facts

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

Ramage (Hindi: रामागे, Marathi: रामगे) occurs most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ramage click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ramage? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ramage is the 42,361st most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 592,195 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Ramage are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently used given name at a global level, borne by 34 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 4,884 people, or 1 in 74,214. In The United States Ramage is mostly concentrated in: California, where 11 percent live, Kentucky, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 49 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

Ramage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ramage has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ramage last name increased 618 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 416 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ramage Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (72%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ramage last name are 16.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.38% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ramage earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.95% more than the national average, earning 411,652 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 60.09% more than the national average, earning R 380,436 per year; in United States they earn 0.4% more than the national average, earning $43,321 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.92% more than the national average, earning $50,636 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rammage92380/
Ramauge92282/
Ramadge92198/
Ramagge92127/
Ramages9295/
Ramaget9235/
Ramhage9211/
Ramager927/
Ramaged926/
Ramange922/
Ramaghe921/
Ramauger8630/
Ramajoge8629/
Ramankge864/
Ramajage861/
Rammaige860/
Ramaze832,343/
Romage83409/
Ramase83163/
Ramaje83100/
Ramige8341/
Ramoge8330/
Ramagi8322/
Ramaga8312/
Remage836/
Ramagy832/
Ramace831/
Ramege831/
Ramaangey801/
Raymaghee801/
Ramadje77445/
Ramache77280/
Ramatje7786/
Roumage7774/
Ramajee7768/
Rammoge7762/
Romager7753/
Ramasea7725/
Ramaser7723/
Ramagit7723/
Ramagiy7720/
Ramaise7716/
Ramaugé7713/
Ramaghi7711/
Ramaize775/
Ramases775/
Rommage774/
Ramajea774/
Ramasey773/
Ramangi773/
Ramaagy773/
Rammaje772/
Ramagay772/
Ramazie772/
Ramasei771/
Ramagaa771/
Ramagaj771/
Ramagih771/
Ramagyi771/
Raimaga771/
Rammege771/
Ramoghe771/
Raymagy771/
Roomage771/
Ramidge771/
Ramonge771/
Ramause771/
Ramacea771/
Ramaghy771/
Raimase771/
Ramazhe771/
Romages771/
Romange771/
Ramaaga771/
Ramasie771/
Rammaga771/
Ramasee770/
Ramacher71904/
Rammache71170/
Ramasieh7163/
Ramajogi7149/
Ramakgoa7139/
Raimagia7123/
Ratmajer7115/
Ramasesh7114/
Ramayogi718/
Rahamagi718/
Ramoyagi716/
Rahmahse715/
Ramasett715/
Raimangi715/
Ramajagi715/
Ramahase715/
Rasmaugi714/
Raumased714/
Romaguer714/
Ramachet713/
Ramaaser712/
Raymagia712/
Rajmajer712/
Raimaser712/
Ramaseer711/
Ramayegi711/
Rahmagha711/
Ramaajee711/
Ramajeed711/
Ramajigi711/
Ramajjer711/
Rahmache711/
Rahmaseh711/
Rahmazie711/
Ramazeat711/
Ratmasee711/
Ramayose711/
Ramhajer711/
Ramasy677,851/
Ramaji677,398/
Ramazi671,124/
Ramogi67973/
Ramoga67893/
Ramose67783/
Ramaci67406/
Ramasi67335/
Ramaza67279/
Rajtmajer67247/
Rammacher67242/
Ramajy67170/
Romagi6796/
Romaga6790/
Ramoza6782/
Rahmacher6777/
Ramoze6736/
Raitmajer6730/
Ramoje6726/
Romaje6718/
Ramize6712/
Raumacher676/
Romace674/
Rammachet674/
Ramoce674/
Romase674/
Ramojause673/
Remagi672/
Ramazy672/
Ramajj671/
Raimadjee671/
Raajmangi671/
Raamayogi671/
Romige671/
Ratmacher671/
Romaze671/
Ramosgues671/

Ramage Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ramage in the Hindi language
रामागेramage-
Ramage in the Marathi language
रामगेramage44.44
रामकृramakr22.22
रेमजेremaje22.22
रामआगेrama'age11.11

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