Ramssey Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Ramssey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ramssey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ramssey (7) may also be a first name.

Ramssey Last Name Facts

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

Ramssey has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ramssey.

How Common Is The Last Name Ramssey? popularity and diffusion

Ramssey is the 8,968,613th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Ramssey live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ramssey is also the 4,548,448th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 7 people.

Ramssey is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Ramssey is most frequent in: California, where 33 percent are found, North Carolina, where 33 percent are found and Virginia, where 33 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Belgium, where 25 percent are found.

Ramssey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ramssey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ramssey last name rose 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ramsey92117,893/
Ramssy920/
Ramsses868/
Rasmsey864/
Ramseys862/
Rammsey862/
Rramsey861/
Ramseya861/
Ramszey861/
Ramsiey861/
Ranssey860/
Ramseey860/
Ramse83723/
Ramsy83597/
Ramseyii803/
Raumnsse801/
Rammsses801/
Ramsay7749,100/
Ramsis776,501/
Ramses772,173/
Ramser771,185/
Ramzey77525/
Ransey77246/
Ramsøy77237/
Romsey77149/
Remsey77121/
Rammsy7795/
Ramsue7784/
Ramsie7762/
Ramsøe7760/
Ramsee7749/
Ramshe7737/
Ramsyi7713/
Ramset7713/
Ramsoy7710/
Ramsze777/
Ramcey777/
Ramsas775/
Ramsés775/
Ramsei775/
Ramshy774/
Ramseh774/
Remssy774/
Ramsiy773/
Ramsed773/
Ramsuy772/
Reamse771/
Ramsez771/
Ramsys771/
Ransse771/
Ramshed712,484/
Ramsiej71979/
Ramjass71561/
Ramsier71490/
Ramssis71141/
Ramsett7179/
Ramsayi7151/
Ramsher7142/
Ramsiya7129/
Ramshay7127/
Ramsche7127/
Ramsess7122/
Raumsay7111/
Ramseer717/
Ramsesh715/
Ramseed714/
Ramjess714/
Ramsaye714/
Raimser714/
Ramseid714/
Ramsiss714/
Ramsees713/
Ramsehe712/
Ramcess712/
Ramgess712/
Ramsaya712/
Ramsaie712/
Ramseeh711/
Ramshas711/
Ramshea711/
Ramshet711/
Ramsish711/
Ramzass711/
Ramjiss711/
Rammsay711/
Romnsey711/
Ranssay711/
Ramsayè711/
Ramsiyo711/
Ramsheh711/
Reamsie711/
Ramnses711/
Rainsey710/
Rannsey710/
Raimsay710/
Ramsous710/
Ransser710/
Reamses710/
Ramzy6762,056/
Ramsi671,017/
Ramsahye67866/
Ramsa67792/
Ramze67695/
Ramge67683/
Ramschie67584/
Ramsahay67419/
Ramsheed67240/
Ransy67216/
Ranse67185/
Ramssiss67137/
Remse67105/
Romse6780/
Ramshead6775/
Ramcy6770/
Romsy6760/
Ramje6742/
Ramshaye6726/
Ramshesh6715/
Remsy6713/
Ramshiya679/
Ramce678/
Ramshger678/
Ramshaie677/
Ramsheer675/
Ramsyiah674/
Ramshaya672/
Ramshish672/
Ramsheeh672/
Ramsahei671/
Ramshihe671/
Ramsiyah671/
Ramshyie671/
Ramsohye671/
D'Ramsay671/
Ramxy671/
Ramsheep671/
Rahmsher671/
Rhansser670/
Reamsedt670/
Ramsowes670/

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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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  • 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 Ramssey
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