Ramsley Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Ramsley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ramsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Ramsley (26) may also be a first name.

Ramsley Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Ramsley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ramsley is the 2,808,717th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Ramsley reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Ramsley is also the 2,084,397th most frequently used forename in the world, borne by 26 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 9,293,819. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 38 percent live, Minnesota, where 21 percent live and Utah, where 10 percent live. Apart from The United States it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Ramsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ramsley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 557 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ramsley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ramsley surname are 20.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Ramsley earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.73% more than the national average, earning $46,915 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raumsley930/
Ramsle924/
Ramsly923/
Ransley862,076/
Ramslie8657/
Ramsler863/
Remsley861/
Romsley860/
Rainsley80183/
Randsley809/
Rannsley805/
Ramselle801/
Raunsley800/
Ramsli77220/
Ransly773/
Romsly771/
Ransle770/
Ramseller751/
Ronsley7165/
Ransler7158/
Romsloe7142/
Ranslet715/
Ranslei711/
Ramshla711/
Ransled710/
Rounsley67354/
Ranselle6729/
Roynsley673/
Ranslead671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ramsley
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