Ramsbury Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

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

Ramsbury Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Ramsbury (Wilts), 10th cent. Rammesburh ( ‘tó Rammesburi’) = Ramm’s Stronghold [the pers. name is from Old English ramm, a ram, genit. rammes + burh, a fortified place]

Ramsbury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Ramsbury Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Ramsbury (Wilts), 10th cent. Rammesburh ( ‘tó Rammesburi’) = Ramm’s Stronghold [the pers. name is from Old English ramm, a ram, genit. rammes + burh, a fortified place]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ramsbury Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ramsbury occurs most in The United States. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ramsbury? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ramsbury is the 14,316,765th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Ramsbury reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 100 percent live.

Ramsbury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ramsbury has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ramsbury last name decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ransbury88110/
Remsbury8819/
Ramsbura881/
Rainsbury82363/
Reansbury8250/
Ramsburge821/
Rainsburry781/
Rounsbury711/
Ranzburgaj561/
Rranzburgaj531/

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